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Configuring QoS
Bandwidth Control Configuration
3.1.2 Configuring Storm Control
Choose the menu
QoS > Bandwidth Control > Storm Control
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Figure 3-2
Configuring Storm Control
Follow these steps to configure the Storm Control function:
1) Select the desired port and configure the upper rate limit for forwarding broadcast
packets, multicast packets and UL-frames (Unknown unicast frames).
Rate Mode
Specify the Rate Mode for the broadcast threshold, multicast threshold and UL-
Frame threshold on the desired port.
kbps:
The switch will limit the maximum speed of the specific kinds of traffic in
kilo-bits per second.
ratio:
The switch will limit the percentage of bandwidth utilization for specific
kinds of traffic.
Broadcast
Threshold (0-
1,000,000)
Specify the upper rate limit for receiving broadcast packets. The valid values
differ among different rate modes. The value 0 means the broadcast threshold is
disabled. The broadcast traffic exceeding the limit will be processed according to
the Action configurations.
Multicast
Threshold (0-
1,000,000)
Specify the upper rate limit for receiving multicast packets. The valid values
differ among different rate modes. The value 0 means the multicast threshold is
disabled. The multicast traffic exceeding the limit will be processed according to
the Action configurations.
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