Storm-control – Allied Telesis AT-S100 User Manual

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AT-S100 Management Software User’s Guide

Section I: Command Modes

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STORM-CONTROL

Syntax

storm-control broadcast|dlf|multicast LEVEL <1-100>

no storm-control broadcast|dlf|multicast

Parameters

broadcast

Sets the broadcast rate limiting value for the interface.

dlf

Sets the destination lookup failure (DLF) for the interface.

multicast

Sets the multicast rate limiting value for the interface.

LEVEL

Specifies the percentage of the threshold or the percentage
of the maximum speed (pps) of the interface. Enter a value
between 1 and 100.

Description

Flooding techniques are used to block the forwarding of unnecessary
flooded traffic. A packet storm occurs when a large number of broadcast
packets are received on an interface. Forwarding these packets can cause
the network to slow down or timeout.

Use the STORM-CONTROL command to specify the rising threshold level
for broadcasting, multicast, or destination-lookup-failure traffic. The storm
control action occurs when traffic reaches the level specified with the
LEVEL parameter. By default, storm control is disabled.

Use the no form of this command to disable storm control.

Command Mode

Interface Configuration mode

Example

The following commands set the broadcast rate to 30% on port 4:

switch#configure terminal

switch(config)#interface ge4

switch(config-if)#storm-control broadcast level 30

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