switchport broadcast
Use this command to configure broadcast storm control. Use the no form to dis-
able broadcast storm control.
Syntax
switchport broadcast packet-rate rate
no switchport broadcast
rate - Threshold level as a rate; i.e., packets per second.
(Range: 16, 64, 128, 256)
Default Setting
Enabled for all ports
Packet-rate limit: 256 packets per second
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet)
Command Usage
> When broadcast traffic exceeds the specified threshold, packets above that
threshold are dropped.
> This command can enable or disable broadcast storm control for the selected
interface. However, the specified threshold value applies to all ports on the
switch.
Example
The following shows how to configure broadcast storm control at 64 packets per
second on port 5:
Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/5
Console(config-if)#switchport broadcast packet-rate 64
Console(config-if)#
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