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switchport broadcast packet-rate
This command configures broadcast storm control. Use the
no
form to disable
broadcast storm control.
Syntax
switchport broadcast octet-rate
rate
no switchport broadcast
rate
- Threshold level as a rate; i.e., kilobits per second.
(Range: 500-262143)
Default Setting
Enabled for all ports
Packet-rate limit: 500 pps
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 500 packets per
second:
clear counters
This command clears statistics on an interface.
Syntax
clear counters
interface
interface
•
ethernet
unit
/
port
-
unit
- Stack unit. (Always unit 1)
-
port
- Port number. (Range: 1-26/50)
•
port-channel
channel-id
(Range: 1-32)
Default Setting
None
Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/5
Console(config-if)#switchport broadcast packet-rate 500
Console(config-if)#
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