Allied Telesis AT-S63 User Manual

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AT-S63 Management Software Web Browser Interface User’s Guide

Section I: Basic Features

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Unknown Unicast Rate Limit
Use this parameter to enable or disable ingress unknown unicast
packet limits and specify a rate limit for the ingress unknown
unicast packets. The possible settings are:

Enabled - Unknown unicast packet ingress rate limiting is
enabled.

Disabled - Unknown unicast packet ingress rate limiting is
disabled. This is the default.

You can also set the rate limit in packets per second. The range is
0 to 262143. The default is 262143.

Multicast Rate Limit
Use this parameter to enable or disable ingress multicast packet
limits and specify a rate limit for the ingress multicast packets. The
possible settings are:

Enabled - Multicast packet ingress rate limiting is enabled.

Disabled - Multicast packet ingress rate limiting is disabled. This is
the default.

You can also set the rate limit in packets per second. The range is
0 to 262143. The default is 262143.

HOL Blocking
HOL blocking sets a threshold on the utilization of a port’s egress
queue. When the threshold for a port is exceeded, the switch
signals other ports to discard packets to the oversubscribed port.
The possible settings are:

Enabled - HOL blocking prevention is activated.

Disabled - HOL blocking is inactivated on this port.

You also set the rate limit in number of cells. The range is 1 to
8191. The default is 8191. For more information about HOL
blocking, refer to Chapter 6, “Port Parameters,” in the AT-S63
Management Software Menus Interface User’s Guide
.

MDI/MDIX Crossover
The wiring configuration of the port. The possible settings are:

Auto - The port automatically configures itself as MDI or MDIX,
depending upon the end node. This is the default.

MDI - The port uses straight through cable.

MDIX - The port uses a crossover cable.

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