Accounting statistics

Overview

Accounting statistics are available for network ports, SAPs, SDPs, and subscribers. Service accounting statistics typically provide service-usage data for billing requirements. Network accounting statistics provide service-quality data for SLA QoS compliance requirements. Subscriber accounting statistics provide subscriber profile usage information for billing and SLA compliance.

The information in an accounting statistics record includes the following:

collection timestamp
collection record type
source device and object identifiers
statistics counters that contain the raw data

Table 10-4: Accounting statistics record properties

Property	Description
Accounting Policy ID	The NFM-P accounting policy ID, which is optional; inclusion can be enabled from the NFM-P System Preferences form, and is disabled by default
Final Count	Contains a value greater than zero when a subscriber or SAP is deleted after the previous collection. The value represents the ordinal of the deleted object; for example, if the object is the first object deleted since the previous collection, the value is 1; the property has a value of 2 in the record of the second object deleted during the same collection interval, and so on.
Forwarding Class	Forwarding class associated with a queue
Lag Port	Identifies a LAG port
Monitored Object	Detailed information about the object for which the statistics are collected
Monitored Object Name	Name of the object for which the statistics are collected
Periodic Time	Not applicable to accounting statistics
Port Id	Identifies a port
Queue Id	Identifies a hardware queue
Record Type	Type of collection, for example, Scheduled Full
Sap Id	Physical port identifier portion of a SAP definition
Sdp Id	Identifies an SDP
Site ID	Identifies a site
Site Name	Identifies the name of a site
SlaProfile Id	Identifies the value assigned to an SLA profile
Group ID	Identifies the ISA-AA group
Partition ID	Identifies the partition ID within an ISA-AA group
Subscriber Id	Identifies a subscriber
Subscriber Profile Id	Identifies a subscriber profile
Svc Id	Identifies a service
Time Captured	Time when the NFM-P starts to process the data file collected from the NE
Time Recorded	Time when the statistics were collected on the NE

All accounting statistics share certain common properties, with some additional properties for each statistic type.

Table 10-5: Accounting statistics common properties

Statistic Type	Properties
All	Time Captured Record Type Monitored Object Monitored Object Name Site Name Site ID Periodic Time Time Recorded
Service	Sap Id Svc Id Sdp Id Queue Id Final Count
Network	Forwarding Class Lag Port Port Id Queue Id
Subscriber	Subscriber Id Subscriber Profile Id Sla Profile Id
AA	Group ID Partition ID

Table 10-6: Accounting statistics counter definitions

Counter name	Definition
All Octets Offered All Packets Offered	Offered packets enter a queue and are dropped or forwarded. An octet value is a packet value expressed in Bytes.
Forwarding Class	The forwarding class of the traffic; this is a classification rather than a counter
High Octets Dropped High Octets Offered High Pkts Dropped High Pkts Offered High Priority Octets Dropped High Priority Octets Offered High Priority Pkts Dropped High Priority Pkts Offered	High-priority packets for a traffic class are marked as in-profile on the ingress classification or based on the forwarding class of the packet. High-priority forwarding classes include nc, h1, ef, and h2. See the appropriate node’s QoS guide for more information about forwarding class scheduler mapping. Offered packets enter a queue and are dropped or forwarded. Dropped packets are not forwarded through a queue. An octet value is a packet value expressed in Bytes.
In Profile Octets Dropped In Profile Octets Forwarded In Profile Packets Forwarded In Profile Pkts Dropped In Profile Pkts Forwarded	In-profile packets are received at a rate that is lower than the queue CIR. Forwarded packets are sent to an egress queue. Dropped packets are not forwarded through a queue. An octet value is a packet value expressed in Bytes.
Long Duration Flows	Subscriber host application sessions that are longer than 180s in duration
Low Octets Dropped Low Octets Offered Low Pkts Dropped Low Pkts Offered Low Priority Octets Dropped Low Priority Octets Offered Low Priority Pkts Dropped Low Priority Pkts Offered	Low-priority packets for a traffic class are marked as out-of-profile on the ingress classification or based on the forwarding class of the packet. Low-priority forwarding classes include l1, af, l2, and be. See the appropriate node’s QoS guide for more information about forwarding class scheduler mapping. Offered packets enter a queue and are dropped or forwarded. Dropped packets are not forwarded through a queue. An octet value is a packet value expressed in Bytes.
Medium Duration Flows	Subscriber host application sessions that are 180s or less in duration
Net to Sub Active Flows Net to Sub Admit Flows Net to Sub Admit Octets Net to Sub Admit Pkts Net to Sub Deny Flows Net to Sub Deny Octets Net to Sub Deny Pkts	Net to Sub traffic flows from the network to a subscriber. An active flow is a flow that is opened, closed, opened and closed, or continued during a collection interval. Admit objects are objects that are forwarded. Deny objects are objects that are not forwarded. An octet value is a flow or packet value expressed in Bytes.
Num of Subs	The number of subscribers that have the specified flow type
Out Of Profile Octets Dropped Out Of Profile Octets Forwarded Out of Profile Packets Forwarded Out Of Profile Pkts Dropped Out Of Profile Pkts Forwarded	Out-of -profile packets are received at a rate that is higher than the queue CIR. Forwarded packets are sent to an egress queue. Dropped packets are not forwarded through a queue. An octet value is a packet value expressed in Bytes.
Short Duration Flows	Subscriber host application sessions that are 30s or less in duration
Sub to Net Active Flows Sub to Net Admit Flows Sub to Net Admit Octets Sub to Net Admit Pkts Sub to Net Deny Flows Sub to Net Deny Octets Sub to Net Deny Pkts	Sub to Net traffic flows from a subscriber to the network. An active flow is a flow that is opened, closed, opened and closed, or continued during a collection interval. Admit objects are objects that are forwarded. Deny objects are objects that are not forwarded. An octet value is a flow or packet value expressed in Bytes.
Total Flow Duration	Aggregate duration, in seconds, of the completed flows at the time of collection.
Total Flows Completed	The number of completed flows in each direction
Total Octets Dropped Total Octets Forwarded Total Packets Dropped Total Packets Forwarded	Offered packets enter a queue and are dropped or forwarded. Forwarded packets are sent to an egress queue. Dropped packets are not forwarded through a queue. An octet value is a packet value expressed in Bytes.
Total Term Flows	The number of completed flows in each direction
Uncoloured Octets Offered Uncoloured Packets Offered Uncoloured Pkts Forwarded Uncoloured Pkts Offered	Octets and packets can be modified or colored using color profiles. Color profiling adds the ability to selectively treat packets received on a SAP as in-profile or out-of-profile regardless of the queue forwarding rate. This allows a customer or access device to color a packet out-of-profile with the intention of keeping the in-profile bandwidth for higher-priority packets. Offered packets enter a queue and are dropped or forwarded. Forwarded packets are sent to an egress queue. An octet value is a packet value expressed in Bytes.
Ingress Aggregate Pkts Offered Ingress Aggregate Octets Offered Ingress Aggregate Pkts Forwarded Ingress Aggregate Octets Forwarded Ingress Aggregate Pkts Dropped Ingress Aggregate Octets Dropped Egress Aggregate Pkts Forwarded Egress Aggregate Octets Forwarded Egress Aggregate Pkts Dropped Egress Aggregate Octets Dropped	Aggregate number of high priority, low priority and uncolour packets offered by the ingress Pchip to Qchip. Aggregate number of high priority, low priority and uncolour octets offered by the ingress Pchip to Qchip. Aggregate number of in and out-of profile packets (rate above CIR) forwarded by the ingress Qchip. Aggregate number of in and out-of profile octets (rate above CIR) forwarded by the ingress Qchip. Aggregate number of high and low priority packets discarded by the ingress Qchip. Aggregate number of high and low priority octets discarded by the ingress Qchip. Aggregate number of in and out-of profile packets (rate above CIR) forwarded by the egress Qchip. Aggregate number of in and out-of profile octets (rate above CIR) forwarded by the egress Qchip. Aggregate number of in and out-of profile packets discarded by the egress Qchip. Aggregate number of in and out-of profile octets discarded by the egress Qchip.
Stats Rate Mbps Stats Rate Mbps Periodic Stats Rate Packets Stats Rate Packets Periodic	Rate Statistics in megabits per second. Rate Statistics in megabits per second since the last period. Rate Statistics in packets per second. Rate Statistics in packets per second since the last period.

Counter name

Definition

All Octets Offered

All Packets Offered

Offered packets enter a queue and are dropped or forwarded.

An octet value is a packet value expressed in Bytes.

Forwarding Class

The forwarding class of the traffic; this is a classification rather than a counter

High Octets Dropped

High Octets Offered

High Pkts Dropped

High Pkts Offered

High Priority Octets Dropped

High Priority Octets Offered

High Priority Pkts Dropped

High Priority Pkts Offered

High-priority packets for a traffic class are marked as in-profile on the ingress classification or based on the forwarding class of the packet. High-priority forwarding classes include nc, h1, ef, and h2. See the appropriate node’s QoS guide for more information about forwarding class scheduler mapping.

Offered packets enter a queue and are dropped or forwarded.

Dropped packets are not forwarded through a queue.

An octet value is a packet value expressed in Bytes.

In Profile Octets Dropped

In Profile Octets Forwarded

In Profile Packets Forwarded

In Profile Pkts Dropped

In Profile Pkts Forwarded

In-profile packets are received at a rate that is lower than the queue CIR.

Forwarded packets are sent to an egress queue.

Dropped packets are not forwarded through a queue.

An octet value is a packet value expressed in Bytes.

Long Duration Flows

Subscriber host application sessions that are longer than 180s in duration

Low Octets Dropped

Low Octets Offered

Low Pkts Dropped

Low Pkts Offered

Low Priority Octets Dropped

Low Priority Octets Offered

Low Priority Pkts Dropped

Low Priority Pkts Offered

Low-priority packets for a traffic class are marked as out-of-profile on the ingress classification or based on the forwarding class of the packet. Low-priority forwarding classes include l1, af, l2, and be. See the appropriate node’s QoS guide for more information about forwarding class scheduler mapping.

Offered packets enter a queue and are dropped or forwarded.

Dropped packets are not forwarded through a queue.

An octet value is a packet value expressed in Bytes.

Medium Duration Flows

Subscriber host application sessions that are 180s or less in duration

Net to Sub Active Flows

Net to Sub Admit Flows

Net to Sub Admit Octets

Net to Sub Admit Pkts

Net to Sub Deny Flows

Net to Sub Deny Octets

Net to Sub Deny Pkts

Net to Sub traffic flows from the network to a subscriber.

An active flow is a flow that is opened, closed, opened and closed, or continued during a collection interval.

Admit objects are objects that are forwarded.

Deny objects are objects that are not forwarded.

An octet value is a flow or packet value expressed in Bytes.

Num of Subs

The number of subscribers that have the specified flow type

Out Of Profile Octets Dropped

Out Of Profile Octets Forwarded

Out of Profile Packets Forwarded

Out Of Profile Pkts Dropped

Out Of Profile Pkts Forwarded

Out-of -profile packets are received at a rate that is higher than the queue CIR.

Forwarded packets are sent to an egress queue.

Dropped packets are not forwarded through a queue.

An octet value is a packet value expressed in Bytes.

Short Duration Flows

Subscriber host application sessions that are 30s or less in duration

Sub to Net Active Flows

Sub to Net Admit Flows

Sub to Net Admit Octets

Sub to Net Admit Pkts

Sub to Net Deny Flows

Sub to Net Deny Octets

Sub to Net Deny Pkts

Sub to Net traffic flows from a subscriber to the network.

An active flow is a flow that is opened, closed, opened and closed, or continued during a collection interval.

Admit objects are objects that are forwarded.

Deny objects are objects that are not forwarded.

An octet value is a flow or packet value expressed in Bytes.

Total Flow Duration

Aggregate duration, in seconds, of the completed flows at the time of collection.

Total Flows Completed

The number of completed flows in each direction

Total Octets Dropped

Total Octets Forwarded

Total Packets Dropped

Total Packets Forwarded

Offered packets enter a queue and are dropped or forwarded.

Forwarded packets are sent to an egress queue.

Dropped packets are not forwarded through a queue.

An octet value is a packet value expressed in Bytes.

Total Term Flows

The number of completed flows in each direction

Uncoloured Octets Offered

Uncoloured Packets Offered

Uncoloured Pkts Forwarded

Uncoloured Pkts Offered

Octets and packets can be modified or colored using color profiles. Color profiling adds the ability to selectively treat packets received on a SAP as in-profile or out-of-profile regardless of the queue forwarding rate. This allows a customer or access device to color a packet out-of-profile with the intention of keeping the in-profile bandwidth for higher-priority packets.

Offered packets enter a queue and are dropped or forwarded.

Forwarded packets are sent to an egress queue.

An octet value is a packet value expressed in Bytes.

Ingress Aggregate Pkts Offered

Ingress Aggregate Octets Offered

Ingress Aggregate Pkts Forwarded

Ingress Aggregate Octets Forwarded

Ingress Aggregate Pkts Dropped

Ingress Aggregate Octets Dropped

Egress Aggregate Pkts Forwarded

Egress Aggregate Octets Forwarded

Egress Aggregate Pkts Dropped

Egress Aggregate Octets Dropped

Aggregate number of high priority, low priority and uncolour packets offered by the ingress Pchip to Qchip.

Aggregate number of high priority, low priority and uncolour octets offered by the ingress Pchip to Qchip.

Aggregate number of in and out-of profile packets (rate above CIR) forwarded by the ingress Qchip.

Aggregate number of in and out-of profile octets (rate above CIR) forwarded by the ingress Qchip.

Aggregate number of high and low priority packets discarded by the ingress Qchip.

Aggregate number of high and low priority octets discarded by the ingress Qchip.

Aggregate number of in and out-of profile packets (rate above CIR) forwarded by the egress Qchip.

Aggregate number of in and out-of profile octets (rate above CIR) forwarded by the egress Qchip.

Aggregate number of in and out-of profile packets discarded by the egress Qchip.

Aggregate number of in and out-of profile octets discarded by the egress Qchip.

Stats Rate Mbps

Stats Rate Mbps Periodic

Stats Rate Packets

Stats Rate Packets Periodic

Rate Statistics in megabits per second.

Rate Statistics in megabits per second since the last period.

Rate Statistics in packets per second.

Rate Statistics in packets per second since the last period.