Patent ID: 8432827

Claim:
A network arrangement for automatically displaying statistical data on a network device, comprising: a set of input ports for receiving data traffic, wherein said set of input ports including at least a first port; a physical interface layer (PHY) configured for copying said data traffic; a bus configured for directing a copy of said data traffic to a set of monitoring devices; a first logic arrangement for analyzing said copy of said data traffic, wherein said data traffic including a plurality of signals, wherein said plurality of signals including at least a Receive Data Valid signal, wherein said Receive Data Valid signal including a Receive Data Valid rising edge and a Receive Data Valid falling edge, and a Receive Clock signal, wherein said Receive Clock signal including a Receive Clock rising edge and a Receive Clock falling edge, said Receive Clock rising edge being a first byte of data and said Receive Clock falling edge being a second byte of data; a first counter configured to be incremented by one when said Receive Data Valid rising edge is received, said Receive Data Valid rising edge indicating a valid data packet; a second counter configured to be incremented by one when at least one of said Receive Clock rising edge and said Receive Clock falling edge is received; a second logic arrangement for displaying said statistical data pertaining to said data traffic; and a visual display arrangement being configured to display said statistical data.