Intel 460T manual Broadcast Storm Control

C H A P T E R 5 Intel Express 460T Standalone Switch Users Guide

Broadcast Storm Control

LOCATION

Main Menu

Configure Device

Broadcast Storm Control

Description

Use this feature to filter out broadcasts from faulty devices and prevent them from degrading network performance.

Setting: Use the z to enable or disable broadcast storm control on this port.

Upper Threshold: Type a value from 1-20%. The default value is 20%. This control lets you set the threshold of broadcast traffic on a port (shown as a percentage of the port’s total bandwidth) that will activate broadcast storm control. When the amount of broadcast traffic on the port exceeds the upper threshold, the port drops all broadcast traffic. When broadcast traffic falls below the threshold the switch automatically starts forwarding broadcast traffic again.

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