4 Command Line Interface

switchport packet-rate

This command configures broadcast and multicast and unknown unicast storm control. Use the no form to restore the default setting.

Syntax

switchport broadcast packet-rate rate no switchport broadcast

broadcast - Specifies storm control for broadcast traffic.

rate - Threshold level as a rate; i.e., kilobits per second.

(Range: 64-100000 for 100 Mbps ports, 64-1000000 for 1 Gbps ports)

Default Setting

Broadcast Storm Control: Enabled, packet-rate limit: 64 kbps

Command Mode

Interface Configuration (Ethernet)

Command Usage

When traffic exceeds the threshold specified for broadcast and multicast or unknown unicast 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 500 kilobits per second:

Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/5

Console(config-if)#switchport broadcast packet-rate 500

Console(config-if)#

clear counters

This command clears statistics on an interface.

Syntax

clear counters interface

interface

ethernet unit/port

-unit - Stack unit. (Range: 1)

-port - Port number. (Range: 1-28)

port-channel channel-id(Range: 1-8)

Default Setting

None

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