diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 7af06de..44c3784 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -97,12 +97,21 @@ <h2 class="text-white mb-4">DDD Filter applications in the Network</h2>
                   <p><button onclick="startSimulation()" class="btn btn-light btn-sm">Start Simulation</button></p>
                   <p><button onclick="stopSimulation()" class="btn btn-light btn-sm">Stop Simulation</button></p>
                   </div>
+
                   <div style="float:left; padding-top: 40px; padding-left: 20px;">
                   <p><button onclick="pauseSimulation()" class="btn btn-light btn-sm">Pause Simulation</button></p>
                   <p><button onclick="resumeSimulation()" class="btn btn-light btn-sm">Resume Simulation</button></p>
                   </div>
+
+                  <div style="float:left; padding-top: 40px; padding-left: 30px;">
+                    <p id="openPorts" style="color: white; text-align: left;"></p>
+                    <p id="droppedPackets" style="color: white; text-align: left;"></p>
+                  </div>
+
+
                   </div>
 
+
                   <div id="main">
                     <button class="openbtn" onclick="openNav()">☰</button>
                   </div>
diff --git a/js/canvas.js b/js/canvas.js
index 8c289ae..f2ab5ac 100644
--- a/js/canvas.js
+++ b/js/canvas.js
@@ -100,6 +100,16 @@ function allEmpty(entities) {
     return true;
 }
 
+// dashboard functions
+
+function dashboardOpenPorts(ddd){
+    document.getElementById("openPorts").textContent = "DDD Open Ports: " + ddd.openPorts;
+}
+function dashboardDroppedPackets(garbage){
+    document.getElementById("droppedPackets").textContent = "Dropped Packets: " + garbage.droppedPackets;
+}
+
+
 //Stop simulation
 var stop = false;
 window.stopSimulation = stopSimulation;
@@ -198,6 +208,12 @@ async function startSimulation() {
             }
         }
 
+        // Update dashboard
+        if(ddd){
+            dashboardOpenPorts(ddd);
+        }
+        dashboardDroppedPackets(garbage);
+
         // Animate the packets moving through the system
         await animatePacket(packets, allEntities);
 
diff --git a/js/garbage.js b/js/garbage.js
index 5aaad95..fdcc88b 100644
--- a/js/garbage.js
+++ b/js/garbage.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Entity } from './entity.js';
 export class Garbage extends Entity {
     constructor(x, y, nextEntity, packetsPerTimeUnit, queue = []) {
         super('images/Trash.jpg', 'Garbage', x, y, 150, 100, nextEntity, packetsPerTimeUnit, queue);
+        this.droppedPackets = 0;
 
         // Bind methods
         //this.fillPossibleMoves = this.fillPossibleMoves.bind(this);
@@ -14,10 +15,12 @@ export class Garbage extends Entity {
             dstEntity = this.nextEntity;
         }
 
+
         // Send packetsPerTimeUnit packets from current entity to dstEntity
         for (let i = 0; i < this.packetsPerTimeUnit; ++i) {
             let packet = this.dequeue();
             if (packet) {
+                this.droppedPackets++;
                 console.log(packet);
                 packet.nextEntity = dstEntity;  // Used for packet animation
                 packet.dropped = false;