Variable METRIC_SYSTEM_NETWORK_PACKET_DROPPED`Const` `Experimental`

METRIC_SYSTEM_NETWORK_PACKET_DROPPED: "system.network.packet.dropped" = ...

Count of packets that are dropped or discarded even though there was no error.

Note

Measured as:

Linux: the drop column in /proc/net/dev (source)
Windows: InDiscards/OutDiscards from GetIfEntry2

This metric is experimental and is subject to breaking changes in minor releases of @opentelemetry/semantic-conventions.