Broadcast storm control, Description – Intel NetStructure 470 User Manual

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Local Management

Broadcast Storm Control

Description

You can use broadcast storm control to filter out broadcasts from faulty
devices to prevent them from degrading network performance.

For a more information about of broadcast storm control, see Chapter 2.

Setting: Enables or disables broadcast storm control on each port (press
z).

Upper Threshold: Sets the threshold of broadcast traffic on a port (shown
as a percentage of the port’s total bandwidth) that activates broadcast storm
control. Type a value from 1–20%. The default value is 20%.

LOCATION

Main Menu

Configure Device

Broadcast Storm Control

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