Switchport Packet-Rate - Edge-Core ES3528-WDM Management Manual

Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet, Port Channel)
Command Usage
This command allows you to disable a port due to abnormal behavior
(e.g., excessive collisions), and then reenable it after the problem has been
resolved. You may also want to disable a port for security reasons.
Example
The following example disables port 5.
Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/5
Console(config-if)#shutdown
Console(config-if)#

switchport packet-rate

This command configures broadcast and multicast storm control. Use the no form to
restore the default setting.
Syntax
switchport {broadcast | multicast} packet-rate rate
no switchport broadcast
• broadcast - Specifies storm control for broadcast traffic.
• multicast - Specifies storm control for multicast traffic.
• rate - Threshold level as a rate; i.e., packets per second.
(Range: 500-262143)
Default Setting
Broadcast Storm Control: Enabled for all ports, packet-rate limit: 500 pps
Multicast Storm Control: Disabled
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet)
Command Usage
When traffic exceeds the threshold specified for broadcast and multicast
traffic, packets exceeding the threshold are dropped until the rate falls back
down beneath the threshold.
Example
The following shows how to configure broadcast storm control at 600 packets per
second:
Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/5
Console(config-if)#switchport broadcast packet-rate 600
Console(config-if)#
switchport packet-rate
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