To configure storm control

Using the Telnet Console

4.To modify an entry, toggle the Action field to Add/Modify, enter the VLAN Name and MAC address, configure the ports, highlight APPLY, and press Enter.

5.To delete an entry, toggle the Action field to Delete, enter the VLAN Name and MAC address, highlight APPLY, and press Enter.

The storm control settings allow you to specify thresholds for broadcast or multicast traffic that will activate storm control. When the threshold is exceeded, the switch drops the broadcast or multicast traffic. When the traffic level drops below the threshold, the switch resumes forwarding the traffic again.

1.From the Main Menu, select Forwarding Broadcast/Multicast Storm Control and press Enter.

2.Configure these fields for each port group.

	Field	Description

	Upper Threshold (Kpps)	Specifies, in thousands, the number of broadcast or multicast packets per
	Upper Threshold (Kpps)	second a port can receive before triggering a storm control response.


	Broadcast Storm Mode	Enables or disables storm control for broadcast packets.

	Multicast Storm Mode	Enables or disables storm control for multicast packets.

3. Highlight APPLY and press Enter.

To configure advanced traffic control

Advance traffic control sets the threshold for the amount of traffic a port can handle before triggering flow control. You must enable flow control on the ports before you can set a flow control threshold. (See the Port Configurations option on the Main Menu.)

1.From the Main Menu, select Forwarding Advance Traffic Control and press Enter.

2.Toggle the View Ports field to the group of ports you want to configure.

3.In the field, enter a port or a range of ports to configure. To configure a single port, enter that port number in both the To and From field.

4.In the Flow Control Threshold field, enter a value from 2—57344.

5.Highlight APPLY and press Enter.

The table displays the following information about the ports:

	Field	Description

	Port	The port number.

	Flow Control Threshold	The current value of the flow control threshold.

	Drop Packet	A status field that indicates whether the port is currently dropping packets.

	Flow Control Status	A status field that indicates whether the port is currently implementing flow
	Flow Control Status	control.
		control.

	Port Connection	A status filed that indicates the port’s speed, duplex mode, and flow control
	Port Connection	mode.
		mode.

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ZT 8101 10/100 specifications

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Intel ZT 8101 10/100 user manual To configure storm control, To configure advanced traffic control

Models: ZT 8101 10/100

Using the Telnet Console