Dell PowerConnect 2816 User Manual page 111

Figure 7-12. Storm Control
• Port — The port from which storm control is enabled.
Broadcast Control — Enables or disables forwarding broadcast packet types on the device.
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• Mode — Specifies the Broadcast mode currently enabled on the device. The possible field value are:
– Unknown Unicast, Multicast & Broadcast
traffic.
– Multicast & Broadcast
– Broadcast Only
• Rate Threshold (3.5-1000M)— The maximum rate (Kbits/Sec) at which packets are forwarded. The
range is 3.5-1000M.
Enabling Storm Control on the Device
1 Open the Storm Control page.
2 Select an interface on which to implement storm control.
3 Define the fields.
4 Click Apply Changes.
The Storm Control is enabled on the device.
Displaying the Storm Control Table
1 Open the Storm Control page.
2 Click Show All.
The Storm Control Table opens:
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Counts Broadcast and Multicast traffic together.
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Counts only Broadcast traffic.
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Counts unknown Unicast, Multicast, and Broadcast
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