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Example
The following example disables port 5.
switchport broadcast packet-rate
This command configures broadcast storm control. Use the no form to restore the default
setting.
Syntax
switchport broadcast packet-rate rate
no switchport broadcast
• broadcast - Specifies storm control for broadcast traffic.
• rate - Threshold level as a rate; i.e., kilobits per second.
(Range: 64-100000 for 100 Mbps ports, 64-1000000 for 1 Gbps ports)
Default Setting
Enabled, packet-rate limit: 64 kbps
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet)
Command Usage
When traffic exceeds the threshold specified for broadcast traffic, packets
exceeding the threshold are dropped until the rate falls back down beneath the
threshold.
Example
The following shows how to configure broadcast storm control at 500 kilobits per second:
Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/5
Console(config-if)#shutdown
Console(config-if)#
Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/5
Console(config-if)#switchport broadcast packet-rate 500
Console(config-if)#