Port Configuration
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Setting Multicast Storm Thresholds
You can protect your network from excess multicast traffic by setting thresholds for
each port. Any multicast packets exceeding the specified threshold will then be
dropped.
Command Attributes
•
Port
- Port number.
(Range: 1-28 on iES4028F/iES4028FP, 1-24 on iES4024GP)
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Type
– Indicates the port type. (1000BASE-T or 1000BASE-SFP)
•
Protect Status
– Enables or disables multicast storm control. (Default: Disabled)
• Threshold
– Threshold as percentage of port bandwidth. (Range: 64-100000
kilobits per second for Fast Ethernet ports; 64-1000000 kilobits per second for
Gigabit ports; Default: 64 kilobits per second)
•
Trunk
– Shows if port is a trunk member.
Web
– Click Configuration, Port, Port Multicast Control or Trunk Multicast Control.
Check the Enabled box for any interface, set the threshold, and click Apply.
Figure 3-1 Port Multicast Control
CLI
– Specify any interface, and then enter the threshold. The following example
sets the multicast threshold at 600 packets per second for port 1.
Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/1
Console(config-if)#switchport multicast packet-rate 600
Console(config-if)#
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