Setting The Threshold; Setting The Reset Peak - Enterasys SmartSwitch 2200 Series 2E253 User Manual

Broadcast Suppression Configuration Screen
Table 5-14 Broadcast Suppression Configuration Screen Field Descriptions (Continued)
Use this field...
Peak Rate
(Read-Only)
Time Since Peak
(Read-Only)
Threshold
(Modifiable)
Reset Peak
(Toggle)
5.9.1

Setting the Threshold

To set the Threshold, proceed as follows:
1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Threshold field for the selected port.
2. Type in the numbers for the desired limit. Only enter values in increments of ten (for example;
10, 20, 30, etc.).
3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command at the bottom of the screen.
4. Press ENTER. The message "SAVED OK" displays.
5.9.2

Setting the Reset Peak

To set the Reset Peak field to YES or NO, proceed as follows:
1. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Reset Peak field for the selected port.
2. Press the SPACE bar to select YES or NO.
3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the SAVE command at the bottom of the screen.
4. Press ENTER. The message "SAVED OK" displays and the Time Since Peak field is also reset.
5-46 Port Configuration Menu Screens
To...
See the highest number of broadcast frames received in a one-second
interval.
See the time since peak rate was achieved.
Set the desired limit of receive broadcast frames that will be forwarded
per port per second. For details on how to set the threshold, refer to
Section 5.9.1.
Reset the Peak Rate. Resetting the Peak Rate also resets the Time Since
Peak field. The Reset Peak field toggles between YES and NO. For
details, refer to Section 5.9.2.