Enterasys Enterasys Matrix DFE-Gold Series, Configuration Manual

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Configuring Broadcast Suppression set port broadcast
4-50 Port Configuration
set port broadcast
Use this command to set the broadcast suppression limit, in packets per second, on one or more
ports. This sets a threshold on the broadcast traffic that is received and switched out to other ports.
Syntax
set port broadcast port-string threshold-val
Parameters
Defaults
None.
Mode
Read ‐ Write.
Example
This example shows how to set broadcast suppression to 800 packets per second on Fast Ethernet
ports 1 through 5 in module 1:
Matrix(rw)->set port broadcast fe.1.1-5 800
clear port broadcast
Use this command to reset the broadcast threshold and/or clear the peak rate and peak time values
on one or switch more ports.
Syntax
clear port broadcast port-string [ threshold ] [ peak ]
Table 4-7 show port broadcast Output Details
Output... What it displays...
Port Port designation. For a detailed description of possible port-string
values, refer to “ Port String Syntax Used in the CLI ” on page 4-2.
Total BC Packets Total broadcast packets received on this port.
Threshold (pkts/s) Current broadcast threshold in packets per second on this port.
Peak Rate (pkts/s) Peak rate of broadcast transmission received on this port in packets
per second.
Peak Rate Time (ddd:hh:mm:ss) Time (in day, hours, minutes and seconds) the peak rate was reached
on this port.
port-string
Specifies the port(s) for which to set broadcast suppression. For a
detailed description of possible port ‐ string values, refer to “ Port String
Syntax Used in the CLI ” on page 4 ‐ 2.
threshold ‐ val Sets the packets per second threshold on broadcast traffic. Maximum
value is 1488100 for Gigabit and 148810 for Fast Ethernet. If set to the
maximum value, thresholding will be disabled.