Generating a Port Utilization Traffic Report

This topic provides information on the Network Port Utilization Traffic Report. The Network Port Utilization Traffic Report provides information on port usage on the Message Networking system.

To generate the Network Port Utilization Traffic Report:

1. Start at the Administration menu and select Message Networking Administration > Network Traffic Reports > Port Utilization Report.
   The system displays the Network Port Utilization Traffic Report page.
2. Complete the fields on the page. For information on completing the fields, click the field names or Help on the web-based administration page.
3. Click Display.
   The system displays the Network Port Utilization Traffic Report. The following table lists the fields that are included in this report.

Field	Description
Date	The date (mm/dd) specified in the selection criteria screen.
End Time	The time (hh:hh) at which data collection for this report ended, using the 24-hour clock.
Busy Hour	The hour (hh), using the 24-hour clock, at which the digital networking ports were the busiest. The Daily Network Port Utilization Traffic report shows the Busy Hour based on the maximum simultaneous ports used for the given protocol. The Busy Hour is based on the simultaneous number of seconds of usage in an hour among all ports. This field only displays under the following circumstances: If you selected Daily as the Report Type. If at least one port experienced traffic during the day (if the ports are idle for the day, this field does not display).
Maximum Simultaneous Ports	The number of networking ports that were active simultaneously during the period displayed on the report.
Network Port	The port number of the remote machine. Port numbers for specific types of networking are grouped. For example, numbers 1 through 12 might indicate AUDIX Digital networking ports. Numbers 13 through 58 might indicate AMIS Analog.
Connection Type	The type of networking administered for this port.
Usage (Seconds)
Incoming	The number of seconds this port was active for incoming calls.
Outgoing	The number of seconds this port was active for outgoing calls.
Total	The total number of seconds this port was active for incoming and outgoing calls.
Number of Sessions
Incoming	The number of sessions this port handled for incoming calls.
Outgoing	The number of sessions this port handled for outgoing calls.
Total	The total number of sessions this port handled for incoming and outgoing calls.
TOTAL	The total for incoming, outgoing, and total fields under the Usage (Seconds) and Number of Sessions headings.

Note: If a message that is transmitted spans two hours (that is, it begins transmission at the end of one hour and finishes at the start of the next), that time is not reflected in the hourly report. For example, if a message is sent at 1:59:50 and finishes at 2:00:10, that time is not included in the hourly report for 1 a.m. or 2 p.m. because there is not a start and end transmit recorded in any one hour. However, that time is reflected if you run a daily report.

4. Click Export to File if you want to export the contents of the Network Port Utilization Traffic Report to a file (/iclog/icftp/reports/pr_inteport). When a message asks if you want to overwrite any previous version of the report, click OK.

5. Click Return to Main to return to the Administration menu.

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