Patent ID: 8094576

Claim:
An arrangement in a network device for monitoring network traffic, the arrangement comprising: a set of network ports, said set of network ports being configured for at least one of receiving said network traffic and outputting said network traffic from said network device, said set of network ports including at least a first network port; a first counter for tracking instances of valid data packets received at said first network port to generate first counter data; a second counter for tracking a number of bytes received at said first network port to generate second counter data; a logic arrangement for using said first counter data and said second counter data to determine at least one of an inbound value of a network parameter associated with said first network port and an outbound value of said network parameter associated with said first network port; a set of monitoring ports, said set of monitoring ports being coupled to one more monitoring devices: a tap module, said tap module being configured at least for intercepting at least part of said network traffic flowing through said network device and forwarding said at least part of said network traffic to at least one of said set of monitoring ports; and a visual display module for displaying one or more of said inbound value of said network parameter associated with said first network port and said outbound value of said network parameter associated with said first network port.