Storm Control Configuration - Planet IGS-20040MT User Manual

4.9.13 Storm Control Configuration

Storm control for the switch is configured on this Page. There is a unicast storm rate control, multicast storm rate control, and a
broadcast storm rate control. These only affect flooded frames, i.e. frames with a (VLAN ID, DMAC) pair not present on the MAC
Address table.
The configuration indicates the permitted packet rate for unicast, multicast or broadcast traffic across the switch.
The Storm Control Configuration screen in
The Page includes the following fields:
Object

Port
 Frame Type
 Enable
 Rate
Buttons
: Click to apply changes
: Click to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values.
Figure 4-9-15 appears.
Figure 4-9-15: Storm Control Configuration Page Screenshot
Description
The port number for which the configuration below applies.
The settings in a particular row apply to the frame type listed here:

unicast

multicast

Broadcast
Enable or disable the storm control status for the given frame type.
The rate unit is packets per second (pps). Valid values are: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64,
128, 256, 512, 1K, 2K, 4K, 8K, 16K, 32K, 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K , 1024K,
2048K, 4096K, 8192K, 16384K or 32768K.
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