SMC Networks TIGERSWITCH 10/100 Management Manual page 67

You can protect your network from broadcast storms by setting a
port or trunk threshold for broadcast traffic. Any broadcast packets
exceeding the specified threshold will then be dropped.
Command Usage
• Broadcast Storm Control is enabled by default.
• The default threshold is six percent of the port bandwidth.
• Broadcast control does not effect IP multicast traffic.
Command Attributes
• Type – Indicates the port type (100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T,
1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX or 100BASE-FX).
• Protect Status – Shows whether or not broadcast storm control
has been enabled on this interface. (Default: Enabled)
• Threshold – Threshold as percentage of port bandwidth.
(Options: 6%, 20%; Default: 6%)
• Trunk – Indicates if a port is a member of a trunk. To create
trunks and select port members, see "Port Trunk Configuration"
on page 2-79.
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