Flow control receive – Allied Telesis AT-S100 User Manual
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AT-S100 Management Software User’s Guide
Section I: Command Modes
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FLOW CONTROL RECEIVE
Syntax
flow control receive on|off
Parameters
receive
Controls flow control on traffic that is received by an
interface. Choose from the following options:
on
Enables flow control.
off
Disables flow control.
Description
Use the FLOWCONTROL RECEIVE command to enable an interface to
receive traffic using flow control.
Flow control enables connected Ethernet ports (or interfaces) to control
traffic rates during congestion by allowing congested nodes to pause link
operation at the other end. If one port experiences congestion and cannot
receive any more traffic, it notifies another port to stop sending traffic until
the condition clears. When the local device detects congestion at its end, it
notifies the remote device by sending a pause frame. After the remote
device receives a pause frame, the remote device stops sending data
packets. This prevents the loss of data packets during the congestion
period.
Command Mode
Interface Configuration mode
Example
The following commands set port 7 to flow control receive on.
switch#configure terminal
switch(config)#interface ge7
switch(config-if)#flow control receive on
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