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Stacked ToS Trend

The Stacked ToS Trend views show the interface traffic for the top ToS, including the time the traffic occurred.

The example graphic shows a Stacked ToS Trend view in the CA Performance Center Console. A timeline of rates is included for each ToS value. You can configure the view to display rate, utilization, or volume information.

The view includes the following information:

Identifier

Identifies the interface that is used for the report. The identifier string consists of the router name, interface name, and interface description (under the view title).

(NPC) The identifier line also includes the interface speed.

ToS Bands

Show the data rate, data volume, or interface capacity utilization for each top ToS that is associated with traffic on the interface.

Time

Point in time during data transmission expressed in hours and minutes (X-Axis).

Measurement Setting:

• Rate: Data transfer rate at each point in time expressed in kilobits per second or a rate that is appropriate for the highest-volume ToS (Y-Axis). The rate is calculated by dividing the data volume by the elapsed transmission time.
• Bytes (Volume): Data volume at each point in time expressed in a scale that is appropriate for the highest-volume ToS (Y-Axis).
• Percent (Utilization): Percentage of the total interface capacity that the ToS traffic uses (Y-Axis). The utilization percentage is calculated by dividing the data rate by the data speed.

Depending on the data direction, the view shows inbound, outbound, or total data on the interface.

Legend

Identifies the ToS for each color band by ToS number and label (bottom of the view).

Performance Center views show the data from the time range that is defined for the page.

Opening the View

To see this view in the Performance Center Console, go to one of the following locations:

• (CA PC) Custom dashboard; Interface Pages (with an interface selected): CBQoS tab
• (NPC) Interface Pages (with an interface selected): Interface QoS and custom tabs

Note: You can add Multi-Interface Stacked ToS Trend views to a custom dashboard or to a custom tab in the Interface pages of the CA Performance Center Console. This view consists of a group of interface-specific stacked ToS trend charts

Available Actions

You can perform several actions in this view, including the following ones:

• Change the traffic direction (In, Out, or Total), the type of measurement (Rate, Volume, or Utilization), and the view name by editing the view settings. If the view is on a custom interface context dashboard in the CA Performance Center Console, you can change the interface.
• (CA PC) Zoom in to narrow the time frame.
• (CA PC) Display only the data for a single ToS: Right-click a ToS in the legend at the bottom of the view and click Focus. This menu is available for a view that has multiple ToS values. (This option is active when the view contains multiple ToS values.)
• (CA PC) Hide data for one of multiple ToS values: Right-click a ToS in the legend at the bottom of the view and click Hide.
• (CA PC) Position your cursor over legend items to display explanatory Tooltips.
• Jump to details on an NFA console Interface page by double-clicking a ToS value in the legend.

Find ToS Trend Data in the NFA Console

You can display ToS volume in trend charts or stacked trend charts in the NFA console for a selected interface:

• Overview -- Report type: Overview. Presentation menu options: Mixed Chart or Mixed Trend; Volume.

  Views: Stacked ToS Trend (In and Out) for the Top N ToS, plus other overview views.

• Top N ToS, Stacked Trends -- Report type: ToS. Filter: Top N ToS. Presentation menu options: Stacked Trend Chart; Volume.

  Views: Stacked Trend for the Top N ToS (In, Out, and Total).

• Top N ToS, Trends -- Report type: ToS. Filter: Top N ToS. Presentation menu options: Trend Chart; Volume.

  Views: Trend (In, Out, and Total) for each of the Top N ToS.

• Single ToS, Stacked Trends/Trends -- Report type: ToS. Filter: Single ToS value. Presentation menu options: Mixed Trend; Volume.

  Views: Trend (In and Out with baselines), Stacked ToS Trend (In and Out).

• Single ToS, Trends -- Report type: ToS. Filter: Single ToS value. Presentation menu options: Mixed Chart; Volume.

  Views: Stacked ToS Trend (In and Out).

• Conversation -- Report type: Conversations. Filter: Single conversation source and destination. Report subtype: Protocols. Presentation menu options: Volume.

  Views: Conversation Trend (maximum of 7 views for different timespans).

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