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GS700AT Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
Managing Security 6-15
v1.0, October 2008
Storm control can be enabled per port by defining the packet type and the rate the packets are
transmitted. The system measures the incoming Broadcast and Multicast frame rates separately on
each port, and discards the frames when the rate exceeds a user-defined rate. By default, Storm
Control is enabled on all ports for Broadcast packets with a threshold of 200 kbps.
The Storm Control screen provides fields for configuring broadcast storm control.
To configure Storm Control:
1. Click Security > Traffic Control > Storm Control. The Storm Control screen displays:
The Storm Control screen contains the following fields:
• Interface – Displays the port number for which the storm control information is
displayed.
• Broadcast Control – Select whether storm control is enabled or disabled on the interface
according to Broadcast mode. The possible field values are:
– Enable – Enable storm control on the interface.
– Disable – Disable storm control on the interface.
• Broadcast Mode – Select the Broadcast control mode on the interface. The possible field
values are:
– Mulicast & Broadcast & Unknown Unicast – Count Broadcast, Multicast and Unicast
traffic together.
– Multicast & Broadcast – Count Broadcast and Multicast traffic together.
– Broadcast Only – Count Broadcast traffic only. This mode is enabled by default.
Figure 6-9