Configuring Device Security
Defining Traffic Control
Cisco Small Business SFE/SGE Managed Switches Administration Guide
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Edit Storm Control Page
The
Edit Storm Control Page
contains the following fields:
•
Port — Indicates the port from which storm control is enabled.
•
Enable Broadcast Control — The possible field values are:
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Checked
— Enables Storm Control.
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Unchecked
— Disables Storm Control.
•
Broadcast Mode — Specifies the Broadcast mode currently enabled on the
interface. The possible field values are:
-
Unknown Unicast, Multicast & Broadcast
— Counts Unknown Unicast,
Broadcast and Multicast traffic together. This option is available on GE
ports only. On FE devices, this option can only be set globally for the
device from the
Storm Control Page
.
-
Multicast & Broadcast
— Counts Broadcast and Multicast traffic
together.
-
Broadcast Only
— Counts only Broadcast traffic.
•
Broadcast Rate Threshold — Displays the maximum rate (packets per second)
at which unknown packets are forwarded.
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For FE ports, the rate is 70 - 100,000 Kbps.
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For GE ports, the rate is 35,000 - 100,000 Kbps.
STEP 3
Modify the relevant fields.
STEP 4
Click Apply. Storm control is modified, and the device is updated.