Storm Control; Figure 112: Configuring Rate Limits - LevelOne GEL-1061 User Manual

Chapter 8
| Congestion Control

Storm Control

Storm Control
Web Interface
To configure rate limits:
1.
Click Traffic, Rate Limit.
2.
Set the interface type to Port or Trunk.
3.
Enable the Rate Limit Status for the required interface.
4.
Set the rate limit for required interfaces.
5.
Click Apply.

Figure 112: Configuring Rate Limits

Use the Traffic > Storm Control page to configure broadcast, multicast, and
unknown unicast storm control thresholds. Traffic storms may occur when a device
on your network is malfunctioning, or if application programs are not well
designed or properly configured. If there is too much traffic on your network,
performance can be severely degraded or everything can come to complete halt.
You can protect your network from traffic storms by setting a threshold for
broadcast, multicast or unknown unicast traffic. Any packets exceeding the
specified threshold will then be dropped.
Command Usage
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Broadcast Storm Control is enabled by default.
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When traffic exceeds the threshold specified for broadcast and multicast or
unknown unicast traffic, packets exceeding the threshold are dropped until the
rate falls back down beneath the threshold.
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Using both rate limiting and storm control on the same interface may lead to
unexpected results. It is therefore not advisable to use both of these features on
the same interface.
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