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Chapter 7 Performing Diagnostics
Viewing Statistics for Your Client Adapter
Transmit Statistics
Multicast Packets Transmitted The number of multicast packets that were transmitted
successfully.
Broadcast Packets Transmitted The number of broadcast packets that were transmitted
successfully.
Unicast Packets Transmitted The number of unicast packets that were transmitted successfully.
Bytes Transmitted The number of bytes of data that were transmitted successfully.
Beacons Transmitted The number of beacon packets that were transmitted successfully
(in ad hoc mode only).
Ack Packets Transmitted The number of acknowledgment (Ack) packets that were
transmitted in response to successfully received unicast packets.
RTS Packets Transmitted The number of request-to-send (RTS) packets that were
transmitted successfully.
CTS Packets Transmitted The number of clear-to-send (CTS) packets that were transmitted
in response to a successfully received RTS packet.
Single Collisions The number of packets that had to be retransmitted once due to a
collision.
Multiple Collisions The number of packets that had to be retransmitted more than
once due to additional collisions.
Packets No Deferral The number of packets that were able to be transmitted
immediately without being delayed due to energy detect or
protocol deferral.
Packets Deferred Protocol The number of packets that were delayed due to 802.11 protocol
reasons (such as not enough time left to send the packet).
Packets Deferred Energy Detect The number of packets that were delayed because RF energy was
already detected. This condition is usually caused by another
radio transmitting a packet or by some other RF source jamming
the signal (such as a microwave oven).
Packets Retry Long The number of normal data packets that were retransmitted.
Packets Retry Short The number of request-to-send (RTS) packets that were
retransmitted.
Packets Max Retries The number of packets that failed to be transmitted successfully
after exhausting the maximum number of retries.
Packets Ack Received The number of transmitted packets that had their corresponding
acknowledgment (Ack) packet received successfully.
Packets No Ack Received The number of transmitted packets that did not have their
corresponding Ack packet received successfully.
Packets CTS Received The number of clear-to-send (CTS) packets that were received in
response to an RTS packet.
Table 7-4 Client Adapter Statistics (continued)
Statistic Description