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Using Broadcast
Storm Control
Broadcast Storm Control limits the amount of Multicast and Broadcast
frames accepted and forwarded by the device. When Layer 2 frames are
forwarded, Broadcast and Multicast frames are flooded to all ports on the
relevant VLAN. This occupies bandwidth, and loads all nodes on all ports.
A Broadcast Storm is a result of an excessive amount of broadcast
messages simultaneously transmitted across a network by a single port.
Forwarded message responses are heaped onto the network, straining
network resources or causing the network to time out.
Broadcast Storm Control is enabled for all ports by defining the packet
type and the maximum rate at which the packets can be 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.
The packet threshold is ignored if Broadcast Storm Control is Disabled.
Summary of Contents for 3CRDSF9PWR-US - OfficeConnect Managed Fast Ethernet PoE Switch
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Page 102: ...102 CHAPTER 4 MANAGING DEVICE SECURITY ...
Page 112: ...112 CHAPTER 5 MANAGING SYSTEM INFORMATION ...
Page 120: ...120 CHAPTER 6 CONFIGURING PORTS ...
Page 140: ...140 CHAPTER 8 CONFIGURING VLANS ...
Page 198: ...198 CHAPTER 14 MANAGING SYSTEM FILES ...
Page 204: ...204 CHAPTER 15 MANAGING POWER OVER ETHERNET DEVICES ...
Page 228: ...228 APPENDIX A 3COM NETWORK MANAGEMENT ...
Page 234: ...234 APPENDIX B DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS AND FEATURES ...
Page 238: ...238 APPENDIX C PIN OUTS ...
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