Use the HPR Connections attributes to create situations that monitor the performance data of High Performance Routing (HPR) connections. This attribute group applies to connections where either the local control point or the remote control point resides on a z/OS system image.
Activation Time The date and time when the RTP pipe was activated. This time is displayed on the interface in the following format:
mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss
Where:
The stored format is a string no longer than 16 characters in the format CYYMMDDHHMMSSmmm (as in 1020315064501000 for 03/15/02 06:45:01) where:
Actual Throughput Rate The actual throughput rate, specified in kilobytes per second, for this RTP pipe. The rate is calculated as a sliding-window throughput rate. The format is an integer.
Alive Timer The value, in seconds, of the liveness timer. The format is an integer.
Allowed Throughput Rate The allowed throughput rate, in kilobytes per second, for this RTP pipe. The rate is calculated as a sliding-window throughput rate. The format is an integer.
ARB Mode The current status of this RTP pipe. This value is stored as an integer and displayed as a string. The current status of this RTP pipe is expressed as:
Bytes Received The number of SNA bytes received during the most recent time interval. When the value in the Bytes Received field exceeds 1,073,741,823 (1 GB), the number is divided by 1,073,741,824. The quotient is stored in the Bytes Received (in GB) field and the remainder is stored in the Bytes Received field. The format is an integer.
Bytes Received (in GB) The number of SNA bytes received during the most recent time interval, divided by 1,073,741,824. When the value in the Bytes Received field exceeds 1,073,741,823 (1 GB), the number is divided by 1,073,741,824. The quotient is stored in the Bytes Received (in GB) field and the remainder is stored in the Bytes Received field. The format is an integer.
Bytes Sent The number of SNA bytes sent during the most recent time interval. When the value in the Bytes Sent field exceeds 1,073,741,823 (1 GB), the number is divided by 1,073,741,824. The quotient is stored in the Bytes Sent (in GB) field and the remainder is stored in the Bytes Sent field. The format is an integer.
Bytes Sent (in GB) The number of SNA bytes sent during the most recent time interval, divided by 1,073,741,824. When the value in the Bytes Sent field exceeds 1,073,741,823 (1GB), the number is divided by 1,073,741,824. The quotient is stored in the Bytes Sent (in GB) field and the remainder is stored in the Bytes Sent field. The format is an integer.
Class of Service Name The name of the original class of service for this RTP pipe. The format is an alphanumeric string no longer than 12 characters.
Collection Time The time and date of the data sampling. This time is displayed in the following format:
mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss
Where:
The stored format is a string no longer than 16 characters in the format CYYMMDDHHMMSSmmm (as in 1020315064501000 for 03/15/02 06:45:01) where:
Compare Throughput Rate A comparison of the initial and actual throughput rates. The following are valid values:
Current ARB Threshold The current receiver threshold in microseconds. This threshold is not applicable for the original ARB algorithm. The format is an integer.
EE Connection ID The unique identifier of the Enterprise Extender connection that this HPR connection is associated with. The format is a hexadecimal string up to 16 characters in length. A value of “0000000000000000" indicates that this HPR connection is not associated with an EE connection.
Initial Throughput Rate The initial throughput rate, specified in kilobytes per second, for this RTP pipe. The format is an integer.
Local CP Name The fully qualified (with network ID) name of the local control point (CP). The format is an alphanumeric string no longer than 17 characters.
Local RTP PU Name The name of the local RTP physical unit (PU). The format is an alphanumeric string no longer than 8 characters.
Local TCID The transport connection identifier (TCID) for the local RTP connection. The format is an alphanumeric string no longer than 32 characters.
Maximum ARB Threshold The maximum receiver threshold in microseconds. This threshold is not applicable for the original ARB algorithm. The format is an integer.
Minimum ARB Threshold The minimum receiver threshold in microseconds. This threshold is not applicable for the original ARB algorithm. The format is an integer.
Origin Node The unique identifier for the TCP/IP stack being displayed. The format is an alphanumeric string no longer than 32 characters.
Out of Sequence Buffers The number of buffers that are in the out-of-sequence queue. The format is an integer.
Packet Retransmission Rate The number of HPR network-layer packets that were retransmitted, per minute, during the most recent time interval. The format is an integer.
Packets Queued The number of HPR network-layer packets that are in the waiting-to-send queue. The format is an integer.
Packets Received The number of HPR network-layer packets that were received during the most recent time interval. The format is an integer.
Packets Retransmitted The number of HPR network-layer packets that were retransmitted during the current time interval. The format is an integer.
Packets Sent The number of HPR network-layer packets that were sent during the most recent time interval. The format is an integer.
Path Switch Timestamp The date and time when the most recent path switch occurred. This time is displayed in the following format:
mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss
Where:
The stored format is a string no longer than 16 characters in the format CYYMMDDHHMMSSmmm (as in 1020315064501000 for 03/15/02 06:45:01) where:
When no path switch has occurred, this value is stored as a character string of zeros and displayed as blank.
Path Switch Trigger The reason for the most recent path switch. This value is stored as an integer and displayed as a string. Valid values for Path Switch Trigger are:
Path Switches The number of path switches that were initiated by the remote or local nodes during the most recent interval. The format is an integer.
Percent Packets Retransmitted The percentage of HPR network-layer packets that were retransmitted during the most recent time interval. The format is an integer.
Receive Byte Rate The number of bytes received, per minute, during the most recent time interval. The format is an integer.
Receive Packet Rate The number of HPR network-layer packets that were received, per minute, during the most recent time interval. The format is an integer.
Remote CP Name The fully qualified (with network ID) name of the remote control point (CP). The format is an alphanumeric string no longer than 17 characters.
Remote TCID The transport connection identifier (TCID) for the remote RTP connection. The format is an alphanumeric string no longer than 32 characters.
Response Time Variance The average round-trip time variance, in milliseconds, or the smooth deviation for this RTP pipe. The format is an integer.
Sessions The number of LU to LU sessions using this RTP pipe. The format is an integer.
Smoothed Round Trip Time The round-trip delay for this RTP connection, in units of 1/1000th of a second (ms). The format is an unsigned integer.
SNA Links The network ID and control point (CP) names of APPN nodes traversed by the RTP pipe. The format is a string up to 175 characters in length.
SNA Links Count The number of SNA links that are traversed by this RTP pipe. The format is an integer.
System ID The SMF system ID. The format is an alphanumeric string no longer than 4 characters.
Transmit Byte Rate The number of bytes sent, per minute, during the most recent time interval. The format is an integer.
Transmit Packet Rate The number of HPR network-layer packets that were sent, per minute, during the most recent time interval. The format is an integer.
Unacknowledged Buffers The number of buffers that are in the unacknowledged queue. The format is an integer.
Unacknowledged Buffers High Water Mark The high-water mark for the Unacknowledged Buffers column. The format is an integer.
Unacknowledged Buffers High Water Mark Time Stamp The date and time when the value for the high-water mark was collected. The format is a string no longer than 16 characters in the format CYYMMDDHHMMSSmmm (as in 1020315064501000 for 03/15/02 06:45:01) where: