Flowcontrol receive – Allied Telesis AT-S83 User Manual
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FLOWCONTROL RECEIVE
Syntax
flowcontrol receive on|off
Parameters
receive
Specifies IEEE 802.3x flow control to receive traffic. Choose
from the following options.
on Enables
flowcontrol.
off Disables
flowcontrol.
Description
Use the FLOWCONTROL RECEIVE command to enable flow control to
receive traffic on an interface.
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 the other 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 mode
Example
The following commands turns on flowcontrol on interface 2:
switch#configure terminal
switch(config)#interface xe2
switch(config-if)#flowcontol receive on
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