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Configuring Storm Control
This chapter describes how to configure port-based traffic control on the Catalyst 4500 series switch.
This chapter consists of these sections:
About Storm Control, page 50-1
Enabling Broadcast Storm Control, page 50-3
Enabling Multicast Storm Control, page 50-4
Disabling Broadcast Storm Control, page 50-6
Disabling Multicast Storm Control, page 50-7
Displaying Storm Control, page 50-8
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the switch commands used in this chapter, first look at
the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products//hw/switches/ps4324/index.html
If the command is not found in the Catalyst 4500 Command Reference, it will be found in the larger
Cisco IOS library. Refer to the Cisco IOS Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6350/index.html

About Storm Control

This section contains the following subsections:
Hardware-Based Storm Control Implementation, page 50-2
Software-Based Storm Control Implementation, page 50-3
Storm control prevents LAN interfaces from being disrupted by a broadcast storm. A broadcast storm
occurs when broadcast packets flood the subnet, creating excessive traffic and degrading network
performance. Errors in the protocol-stack implementation or in the network configuration can cause a
broadcast storm.