ICMP Performance Counters

The ICMP Object Type includes those counters that describe the rates that Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) messages are received and sent by a certain entity using the ICMP protocol. It also describes various error counts for the ICMP protocol.

Table 17.1 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Performance Counters

ICMP performance counter

Meaning

Messages Outbound Errors

The number of ICMP messages that this entity did not send because of problems discovered within ICMP, such as lack of buffers. This value should not include errors discovered outside the ICMP layer, such as the inability of IP to route the resultant datagram. In some implementations, there might be no types of error that contribute to this counter's value.

Messages Received Errors

The number of ICMP messages that the entity received, but determined as having errors (bad ICMP checksums, bad length, and so on).

Messages Received/Second

The rate at which ICMP messages are received by the entity. The rate includes those messages received in error.

Messages Sent/Second

The rate at which ICMP messages are attempted to be sent by the entity. The rate includes those messages sent in error.

Messages/Second

The total rate at which ICMP messages are received and sent by the entity. The rate includes those messages received or sent in error.

Received Address Mask

The number of ICMP Address Mask Request messages received.

Received Address Mask Reply

The number of ICMP Address Mask Reply messages received.

Received Destination Unreachable

The number of ICMP Destination Unreachable messages received.

Received Echo Reply/Second

The rate of ICMP Echo Reply messages received.

Received Echo/Second

The rate of ICMP Echo messages received.

Received Parameter Problem

The number of ICMP Parameter Problem messages received.

Received Redirect/Second

The rate of ICMP Redirect messages received.

Received Source Quench

The number of ICMP Source Quench messages received.

Received Time Exceeded

The number of ICMP Time Exceeded messages received.

Received Timestamp Reply/Second

The rate of ICMP Timestamp Reply messages received.

Received Timestamp/Second

The rate of ICMP Timestamp (request) messages received.

Sent Address Mask

The number of ICMP Address Mask Request messages sent.

Sent Address Mask Reply

The number of ICMP Address Mask Reply messages sent.

Sent Destination Unreachable

The number of ICMP Destination Unreachable messages sent.

Sent Echo Reply/Second

The rate of ICMP Echo Reply messages sent.

Sent Echo/Second

The rate of ICMP Echo messages sent.

Sent Parameter Problem

The number of ICMP Parameter Problem messages sent.

Sent Redirect/Second

The rate of ICMP Redirect messages sent.

Sent Source Quench

The number of ICMP Source Quench messages sent.

Sent Time Exceeded

The number of ICMP Time Exceeded messages sent.

Sent Timestamp Reply/Second

The rate of ICMP Timestamp Reply messages sent.

Sent Timestamp/Second

The rate of ICMP Timestamp (request) messages sent.