Units for hw.network.bandwidth.limit metric

[sebastien-rosset]

What are you trying to achieve?

In the hw.network instrument, the hw.network.bandwidth.limit metric is defined as:

• Description: Link speed
• Units: By
• Data point type: UpDownCounter

The units are currently set to "By" (bytes), which is independent of time. However, the bandwidth is the capacity of a link to transmit/receive data, expressed as a quantity of information (e.g., bits or bytes) per unit of time (e.g. second).

What did you expect to see?

I was expecting units for the hw.network.bandwidth.limit metric to be something like By/s.

Additional context.

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[arminru]

cc @bertysentry

[bertysentry]

Thank you for reporting this issue, it's a mistake. If possible, please move this issue to the semantic-conventions repository, which hosts semantic conventions from now on.

I fixed it with this proposed PR

[sebastien-rosset]

Thank you for the fix! It looks like I don't have the permission to transfer the issue.

[arminru]

Thank you for the fix! It looks like I don't have the permission to transfer the issue.

I moved it now 🙂