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broadcast byte-rate
This command configures broadcast storm control threshold.
Syntax
broadcast byte-rate scale level level
scale – The threshold scale. (Options: 1, 10, 100, 1000 Kbytes per second)
level – The threshold level. (Range: 1-127)
Default Setting
Threshold Scale: 1000 Kbytes per second
Threshold Level: 5
Command Mode
Global Configuration
Command Usage
• When broadcast traffic exceeds the specified threshold, packets above that threshold are dropped.
• The scale and level are multiplied by one another to set the broadcast threshold. For
500 Kbytes per second, choose 100K for the scale and 5 for the level.
• The specified threshold value applies to all ports on the switch.
Example
The following shows how to set the broadcast storm control threshold at 500 Kbytes per second:
Console(config)#broadcast byte-rate 100 level 5
Console(config)#
switchport broadcast
This command enables broadcast storm control on the specified interface. Use the
no form to disable broadcast storm control.
Syntax
[no] switchport broadcast
Default Setting
Enabled for all ports
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet)
Command Usage
This command enables or disables broadcast storm control for the selected interface. However, the threshold value,
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