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Broadcast Storm Control
15.1 Broadcast Storm Control Overview
This chapt er int r oduces and shows you how t o configur e t he br oadcast st or m cont r ol feat ur e.
Br oadcast st or m cont r ol lim it s t he num ber of broadcast , m ult icast and dest inat ion lookup failur e
( DLF) packet s t he Sw it ch r eceives per second on t he por t s. When t he m axim um num ber of
allowable br oadcast , m ult icast and/ or DLF packet s is r eached per second, t he subsequent packet s
ar e discar ded. Enable t his feat ur e t o reduce broadcast , m ult icast and/ or DLF packet s in your
net w or k. You can specify lim it s for each packet t y pe on each por t .
15.1.1 What You Can Do
Use t he Br oa dca st St or m Con t r ol scr een (
) t o lim it t he num ber of
br oadcast , m ult icast and dest inat ion lookup failur e ( DLF) packet s t he Sw it ch r eceives per second on
t he por t s.
15.2 Broadcast Storm Control Setup
Click Adv a n ce d Applica t ion > Br oa dca st St or m Con t r ol in t he navigat ion panel t o display t he
scr een as show n next .
