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INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL
CWGE24MS2
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Rate Limitation
Storm Control
Introduction
A broadcast storm means that your network is overwhelmed with constant broadcast or multicast
traffic. Broadcast storms can eventually lead to a complete loss of network connectivity as the
packets proliferate.
Storm Control protects the Switch bandwidth from flooding packets, including broadcast packets,
multicast packets, and destination lookup failure (DLF). The Rate is a threshold that limits the total
number of the selected type of packets. For example, if the broadcast and multicast options are
selected, the total amount of packets per second for those two types will not exceed the limit value.
Broadcast storm control limits the number of broadcast, multicast and unknown unicast (also
referred to as Destination Lookup Failure or DLF) packets the Switch receives per second on
the ports. When the maximum number of allowable broadcast, multicast and unknown unicast
packets is reached per second, the subsequent packets are discarded. Enable this feature to
reduce broadcast, multicast and unknown unicast packets in your network.
Storm Control unit: 652pps.
Default Settings
Broadcast Storm Control : 652pps.
Multicast Storm Control : None.
DLF Storm Control
: 652pps.
