Enterasys Networks Matrix E7, 6000 manual Broadcast Suppression

The Device View

2.Click on the Priority drop-down list box, and scroll to select the desired priority level (Normal–7) for forwarding packets received with the specified frame Type information.

3.Click the Apply button. The Frame Type Priorities Entries list box will be updated with the newly edited entry.

To clear a priority entry from the ctPriorityExtPktTypeTable:

1.Highlight the desired entry in the Frame Type Priorities Entries list box, and click on the Delete button. The entry fields will be cleared from the table.

Broadcast Suppression

From the Broadcast Statistics and Suppression window, you can monitor broadcast peak statistics, and suppress the amount of broadcast frames received on each interface on your SmartSwitch 6000 or Matrix E7 module (thereby protecting your network from broadcast storms). Specifically, you can monitor the number of frames each interface is receiving, and set limits on how many of those broadcast frames will be forwarded to the other interfaces. Once a threshold has been reached on an interface, broadcast frames will be dropped. From the Broadcast Statistics and Suppression window, you can set a unique threshold for each interface on a frames per second basis.

To access the Broadcast Statistics and Suppression window:

1.Click on Device to access the Device menu.

2.Click on Broadcast Suppression. The Broadcast Statistics and Suppression window, Figure 2-23, will appear.

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