Cisco SPS208G User Manual page 132

Network Security
Storm Control
STEP 2
STEP 3
SPS208G/SPS224G4/SPS2024 Service Provider Switches User Guide
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Port — Indicates the interface from which storm control is enabled.
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Unit No.
— Indicates the stacking member being managed.
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Port
— Indicates the port from which storm control is enabled.
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Broadcast Control — Indicates if Broadcast control is applied on the
specific interface. Broadcast control limits the amount of Broadcast packet
types to be forwarded. The possible field values are:
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Checked
— Enables Broadcast control.
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Unchecked
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Mode — Specifies the Broadcast mode currently enabled on the device.
The possible field values are:
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Multicast & Broadcast
together.
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Broadcast Only
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Unknown Unicast
GE ports only).
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Rate Threshold — The maximum rate (packets per second) at which
unknown packets are forwarded. The ranges are 70 Kbps – 100 Mbps for
FE ports, and 3.5 Mbps – 100 Mbps for GE ports. The default value is 3.5
Mbps.
The Update button adds the configured Storm Control to the Storm Control Table
at the bottom of the screen.
Define the relevant fields.
Click Save Settings. The Storm Control configuration appears in the Storm Control
Table, and the device is updated.
For 24-port devices, the Storm Control Table displays the interfaces on multiple
screens. To browse to a specific interface entry, click the Previous, 1, 2, 3, and Next
links above the table.
The Storm Control Table displays the Storm Control configuration configurations
for all device interfaces.
— Disables Broadcast control.
— Counts Broadcast and Multicast traffic
— Counts only Broadcast traffic.
— Counts only Unknown Unicast traffic (available on
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