The Network Traffic object describes characteristics of network traffic over a time period. The metrics represent network data transferred between source and destination during an observation window.
Attributes
Section titled “Attributes”bytes
- Type:
long_t - Requirement: recommended
The total number of bytes transferred in both directions (sum of bytes_in and bytes_out).
packets
- Type:
long_t - Requirement: recommended
The total number of packets transferred in both directions (sum of packets_in and packets_out).
bytes_in
- Type:
long_t - Requirement: optional
The number of bytes sent from the destination to the source (inbound direction).
bytes_missed
- Type:
long_t - Requirement: optional
The number of bytes that were missed during observation, typically due to packet loss or sampling limitations.
bytes_out
- Type:
long_t - Requirement: optional
The number of bytes sent from the source to the destination (outbound direction).
chunks
- Type:
long_t - Requirement: optional
The total number of chunks transferred in both directions (sum of chunks_in and chunks_out).
chunks_in
- Type:
long_t - Requirement: optional
The number of chunks sent from the destination to the source (inbound direction).
chunks_out
- Type:
long_t - Requirement: optional
The number of chunks sent from the source to the destination (outbound direction).
end_time
- Type:
timestamp_t - Requirement: optional
The end time of the observation or reporting period.
end_time_dt
- Type:
datetime_t - Requirement: optional
The end time of the observation or reporting period.
packets_in
- Type:
long_t - Requirement: optional
The number of packets sent from the destination to the source (inbound direction).
packets_out
- Type:
long_t - Requirement: optional
The number of packets sent from the source to the destination (outbound direction).
start_time
- Type:
timestamp_t - Requirement: optional
The start time of the observation or reporting period.
start_time_dt
- Type:
datetime_t - Requirement: optional
The start time of the observation or reporting period.
timespan
- Type:
timespan - Requirement: optional
The time span object representing the duration of the observation or reporting period.