SMC Networks SMC TigerAccess SMC7824M/FSW - Manual (Page 550)

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switchport packet-rate
This command configures broadcast and multicast storm control. Use the
no form to restore the default setting.
Syntax
switchport {broadcast | multicast} packet-rate rate
no switchport broadcast
• broadcast - Specifies storm control for broadcast traffic.
• multicast - Specifies storm control for multicast traffic.
• rate - Threshold level as a rate; i.e., packets per second.
(Range: 500-262143)
Default Setting
• Broadcast Storm Control: Enabled for all ports, packet-rate limit: 500
pps
• Multicast Storm Control: Disabled
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet)
Command Usage
When traffic exceeds the threshold specified for broadcast and
multicast traffic, packets exceeding the threshold are dropped until the
rate falls back down beneath the threshold.
Example
The following shows how to configure broadcast storm control at 600
packets per second:
Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/5
Console(config-if)#switchport broadcast packet-rate 600
Console(config-if)#