Modifying Storm Control - Cisco Linksys SFE1000P Reference Manual

• Port — Indicates the port from which storm control is enabled.
• Enable Broadcast Control — Indicates if Broadcast packet types are forwarded on the
specific interface. The possible field values are:
– Enable — Enables Broadcast packet types to be forwarded.
– Disable — Disables Broadcast packet types to be forwarded.
• Broadcast Rate Threshold — The maximum rate (kilobits per second) at which unknown
packets are forwarded.
– For FE ports, the rate is 70 - 100,000 Kbps.
– For GE ports, the rate is 35,000 - 100,000 Kbps.
• Broadcast Mode — Specifies the Broadcast mode currently enabled on the device. The
possible field values are:
– Multicast & Broadcast — Counts Broadcast and Multicast traffic together.
– Broadcast Only — Counts only Broadcast traffic.

Modifying Storm Control

The Edit Storm Control Page contains the following fields:
• Port — Indicates the port from which storm control is enabled.
• Enable Broadcast Control — Indicates if Broadcast packet types are forwarded on the
specific interface. The possible field values are:
– Checked — Enables Broadcast packet types to be forwarded.
– Unchecked — Disables Broadcast packet types to be forwarded.
• Broadcast Mode — Specifies the Broadcast mode currently enabled on the device. The
possible field values are:
– Multicast & Broadcast — Counts Broadcast and Multicast traffic together.
Chapter 5: Configuring Device Security
Defining Traffic Control
SFE1000P Gigabit Ethernet Switch Reference Guide
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