Updated Date: 07/07/2026
Device traffic metrics
The following list defines metrics sets and their corresponding metrics for the application statistics displayed in the dimensions pane table in the Device Traffic screen of the GUI. Each table row is read from left to right, where each metric set is defined as it would relate to each listed dimension, and each metric corresponds to its metric set.
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Dimension |
Metric Set |
Metric Set Definition |
Metric |
Metric Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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BIG-IP Host Names BIG-IP Blade Numbers |
New Connections |
The new connections opened with the BIG-IP system either from a client side or server side. |
Avg/s Server |
The average rate of new responses opened per second at the server side. |
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Avg/s Client |
The average rate of new requests opened per second at the client side. | |||
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Total Client |
The total number of new requests opened at the client side. | |||
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Total Server |
The total number of new responses opened at server side. | |||
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BIG-IP Host Names BIG-IP Blade Numbers |
Concurrent Connections |
The average number of connections that are open at the same time on the client-side and on the server-side. |
Clients |
The average number of concurrent connections at the client side. |
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Servers |
The average number of concurrent connections at the server side . | |||
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BIG-IP Host Names BIG-IP Blade Numbers |
Bytes Avg/s |
The average bytes per second that were transmitted through the BIG-IP system. |
C→ |
The average number of bytes per second that were received into the system from the client. |
|
→S |
The average number of bytes per second that were received by the server from the system. | |||
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←S |
The average number of bytes per second that were transmitted out of the server to the system. | |||
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C← |
The average number of bytes per second that were transmitted out of the system to the client. | |||
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BIG-IP Host Names BIG-IP Blade Numbers |
Bytes Total |
The total number of bytes that were transmitted through the BIG-IP system. This represents the total traffic in bytes that were handled by the BIG-IP system. |
C→ |
The total number of bytes received into the system from the client. |
|
→S |
The total number of bytes transmitted out from the system to the server. | |||
|
←S |
The total number of bytes received into the system from the server | |||
|
C← |
The total number of bytes the system transmitted out to the client. | |||
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BIG-IP Host Names BIG-IP Blade Numbers |
Packets Avg/s |
The average packets per second that were transmitted through the BIG-IP system. This represents BIG-IP system traffic in average packets per second . |
C → |
The average number of packets per second that were received into the system from the client. |
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→S |
The average number of packets per second that were received into the server from the system. | |||
|
←S |
The average number of packets per second that were transmitted out of the server to the system. | |||
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C← |
The average number of packets per second that were transmitted out of the system to the client. | |||
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BIG-IP Host Names BIG-IP Blade Numbers |
Packets Total |
The total number of packets that were transmitted through the BIG-IP system. This represents the total traffic in packets that were handled by the BIG-IP system. |
C→ |
The total number of packets received into the system from the client. |
|
→S |
The total number of packets transmitted out from the system to the server. | |||
|
←S |
The total number of packets received into the system from the server | |||
|
C← |
The total number of packets the system transmitted out to the client. | |||
|
BIG-IP Host Names BIG-IP Blade Numbers |
Transactions |
The transaction includes all request and response messages passed between the client, BIG-IP system, and server. |
Avg/s |
Average number of transactions per second that were processed by the system. |
|
Total |
Total number of transactions processed by the system. | |||
|
Interface Names |
Throughput Bytes |
The bytes transmitted through the interface to the system. |
Total In |
The total number of interface bytes received into the system. |
|
Avg/s In |
The average number of interface bytes per second received into the system. | |||
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Avg/s Out |
The average number of interface bytes per second transmitted out from the system. | |||
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Total Out |
The total number of interface bytes transmitted out from the system. | |||
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Interface Names |
Throughput Packets |
The packets transmitted though the interface to the system. |
Avg/s Out |
The average number of interface packets transmitted out from the system per second. |
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Total Out |
The total number of interface packets transmitted out from the system. | |||
|
Avg/s In |
The average number of interface packets received into the system per second. | |||
|
Total In |
The total number of interface packets received into the system. | |||
|
Interface Names |
Throughput Multicast |
The multicast packets transmitted through the interface to the system. |
Total In |
The total number of interface multicast packets received into the system. |
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Total Out |
The total number of interface multicast packets transmitted out from the system. | |||
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Avg/s In |
The total number of interface multicast packets received into the system. | |||
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Avg/s Out |
The average number of interface multicast packets transmitted out from the system per second. |