Asante Technologies 8000 user manual Setting the Maximum Broadcast or Multicast Rate, Flow Control

Choose a module in the System Module Map.

Advanced Port Configuration

Current Settings

The settings shown in the top portion of the Advanced Port Configuration Menu are described in Table 3-8.

Setting	Description
Module Number	The number of the module of which the selected port is a mem-
	ber.
Module Type	Code for the type of module: 24-100TX, 2-GBIC, or 8-100FX.
	See Figure 3-9 for the full names of each module type.
Operating Status	This field displays status symbols for each of the current mod-
	ule’s ports. For details, see the legend in Figure 3-11.
Flow Control	The status of flow control for the current port.When enabled, it
	allows you to control traffic and avoid congestion, such as when
	the port is receiving too much traffic for the available buffer
	resources.
Priority	The priority ranking for the port regarding data transmission
	during periods of peak or heavy on the traffic. Ports with higher
	priority take precedence when there is traffic congestion.
Max. Broadcast Rate	The maximum number of packets per second that can be broad-
	cast by the current port to the network
Max. Multicast Rate	The maximum number of packets that can be multicast to all or
	selected ports on the network by the current port.

Table 3-8 Advanced Port Configuration Menu settings

Setting the Maximum Broadcast or Multicast Rate

Use the following procedure to set a limit on how many packets may be either broadcast or multicast from the current port.

1 Access the Port Configuration Menu by typing p in the Configuration Menu.

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3 In the Basic Port Configuration Menu, type a to open the Advanced Port Configuration Menu.

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