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GS752TP, GS728TP, and GS728TPP Gigabit Smart Switches
Traffic Control
From the Traffic Control menu, you can configure MAC filters, storm control, port security,
and protected port settings.
The Traffic Control folder contains links to features described in the following sections:
•Storm Control
•Port Security Interface Configuration
•Security MAC Address
•Protected Ports

Storm Control

A broadcast storm is the result of an excessive number of broadcast messages
simultaneously transmitted across a network by a single port. Forwarded message
responses can overload network resources and cause the network to time out.
The switch measures the incoming broadcast, multicast, and unknown Unicast packet rate
per port and discards packets when the rate exceeds the defined value. You enable storm
control per interface by defining the packet type and the rate at which the packets are
transmitted.
Storm control is configured as a percent of the maximum port speed, which is 1000 M for all
ports.