func (s *connStats) getS3OutputBytes() uint64 {
	return atomic.LoadUint64(&s.s3OutputBytes)
}

// Return connection stats (total input/output bytes and total s3 input/output bytes)
func (s *connStats) toServerConnStats() serverConnStats {
	return serverConnStats{
		internodeInputBytes:  s.getInternodeInputBytes(),  // Traffic internode received
		internodeOutputBytes: s.getInternodeOutputBytes(), // Traffic internode sent

		)
	}
}

// collects network metrics for MinIO server in Prometheus specific format
// and sends to given channel
func networkMetricsPrometheus(ch chan<- prometheus.Metric) {
	connStats := globalConnStats.toServerConnStats()

	// Network Sent/Received Bytes (internode)
	ch <- prometheus.MustNewConstMetric(
		prometheus.NewDesc(
			prometheus.BuildFQName(interNodeNamespace, "tx", "bytes_total"),