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7.5.1 Guidelines
Broadcast Storm Control is enabled by default.
The default threshold is 500 packets per second.
Broadcast control does not effect IP multicast traffic.
The specified threshold applies to all ports on the switch.
Command Attributes
Port – Port number.
Type – Indicates the port type. (1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-SX, 1000BASE-LX or 100BASE-LH)
Protect Status – Shows whether or not broadcast storm control has been enabled. (Default: Enabled)
Threshold – Threshold as percentage of port bandwidth. (Range: 500-262143 packets per second; Default:
500)
Trunk – Shows if port is a trunk member.
Configuring Switch Using the Web or CLI
Web
Click Port – Port/Trunk Broadcast Control. Set the threshold and click Apply.
CLI
Specify any interface, and then enter the threshold. The following disables broadcast storm control for port
1, and then sets broadcast suppression at 600 packets per second for port 2.
Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/1
Console(config-if)#no switchport broadcast
Console(config-if)#exit
Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/2
Console(config-if)#switchport broadcast packet-rate 600
Console(config-if)#end
Console#show interfaces switchport ethernet 1/2
Information of Eth 1/2
Broadcast threshold: Enabled, 600 packets/second
Lacp status: Disabled
Ingress rate limit: disable,1000M bits per second
Egress rate limit: disable,1000M bits per second
VLAN membership mode: Hybrid
Ingress rule: Disabled