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4-92 Sun Fire B1600 Blade System Chassis Switch Administration Guide • June 2003
Syntax
switchport broadcast packet-rate rate
no switchport broadcast
rate – The threshold level in packets per second. (Range: 16, 64, 128, 256)
Default Setting
Enabled for all ports
256 packets per second
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet)
Command Usage
■ When broadcast traffic exceeds the specified threshold, packets above that
threshold are dropped.
■ This command can enable or disable broadcast storm control for the selected
interface. However, the specified threshold value applies to the entire switch.
■ Down-link ports SNP0-15 are fixed with broadcast storm control enabled.
Example
The following shows how to configure broadcast suppression at 64 packets per
second:
Note – The switchport broadcast command enables broadcast storm control on
the specified interface, but it sets the broadcast threshold for every interface on the
switch.
Console(config)#interface ethernet SNP5
Console(config-if)#switchport broadcast packet-rate 64
Console(config-if)#