EDS-405A/408A Series User’s Manual
Featured Functions
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Policy
Setting
Description
Factory Default
Limit All
Selecting this option prohibits all traffic of
broadcast, multicast, and unicast packets that
exceed the rate set in the following “Rate” field.
Limit Broadcast
Selecting this option prohibits all traffic of
broadcast packets that exceed the rate set in the
following “Rate” field.
Limit Broadcast
and Multicast
Selecting this option prohibits all traffic of
broadcast and multicast packets that exceed the
rate set in the following “Rate” field.
Limit Broadcast,
Multicast, and
flooded unicast
Selecting this option prohibits all traffic of
broadcast, multicast, and flooded unicast (new
unicast addresses not learned by the EDS)
packets that exceed the rate set in the following
“Rate” field.
Limit Broadcast
Rate of Low Priority Queue
Setting
Description
Factory Default
Not limited,
128K, 256K,
512K, 1M, 2M,
4M, 8M
Set the threshold of traffic of limited packets in
the EDS’s low priority queue.
8M
Rate of Normal Priority Queue
Setting
Description
Factory Default
The same or
double rate of
low priority
queue
Set the threshold of traffic of limited packets in
the EDS’s Normal priority queue.
8M
Rate of Medium Priority Queue
Setting
Description
Factory Default
The same or
double rate of
Normal priority
queue
Set the threshold of traffic of limited packets in
the EDS’s medium priority queue.
8M
Rate of High Priority Queue
Setting
Description
Factory Default
The same or
double rate of
medium priority
queue
Set the threshold of traffic of limited packets in
the EDS’s High priority queue.
8M
NOTE
By default, the EDS is configured to limit broadcast packets not to exceed 8M to protect against
broadcast storms caused by careless usage. This value can be adjusted by the user.