User Manual
Publication date: March, 2007
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4-2-14 Storm Control
Function name:
Storm Control
Function description:
Storm Control is used to block unnecessary frames of the multicast and
broadcast reducing the switch’s performance. When the frames of the
multicast or broadcast are over the rate and Strom Control enables, they
could be determined to drop the frames of exceeded rate.
Fig.4-26 Storm Control Configuration
Parameter description:
ICMP Rate:
To enable the ICMP Storm capability. User can use drop-down menu to
select number of frames. Default is No Limit. The setting range is
1k~1024k per second.
Learn Frames Rate:
To enable the Learn Frames Storm capability. User can use drop-down
menu to select number of frames. Default is No Limit. The setting range
is 1k~1024k per second.
Broadcast Rate:
To enable the Broadcast Storm capability. User can use drop-down menu
to select number of frames. Default is No Limit. The setting range is
1k~1024k per second.