Specifications

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port bmon
port bmon
Purpose
Monitor broadcast traffic on a port.
Format
port bmon <port-list> rate <number> duration <number> shutdown <number>
Mode
Configure
Description
The port bmon command allows you to monitor the broadcast traffic on one or more ports
and shut down a port if its broadcast traffic reaches and sustains a certain rate limit for a
specified length of time. You can specify the duration of the port shut down.
Parameters
port <port-list>
Specifies the ports that you are monitoring for broadcasts.
rate <number>
The rate limit, in Kpkts per second, which will trigger a port shut down if the rate is
sustained for the specified duration. Values can be from 1-1000. The default value is
10.
duration <number>
The number of seconds that the specified rate limit is sustained, after which the port
will be shut down. Values can be from 1-3600. The default value is 1.
shutdown <number>
The number of seconds that the port will be shut down if the rate threshold is reached.
Values can be from 60-36000. The default value is 300.