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Switchport packet-rate, Clear counters – Accton Technology Edge-corE Fast Ethernet Switch ES3528M-SFP User Manual

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Command Line Interface

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switchport packet-rate

This command configures broadcast and multicast and unknown unicast 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

Broadcast Storm Control: Enabled, packet-rate limit: 64 kbps

Command Mode

Interface Configuration (Ethernet)

Command Usage

When traffic exceeds the threshold specified for broadcast and multicast or
unknown unicast 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:

clear counters

This command clears statistics on an interface.

Syntax

clear counters interface

interface

ethernet unit/port

- unit - Stack unit. (Range: 1)
- port - Port number. (Range: 1-28)

port-channel channel-id (Range: 1-8)

Default Setting

None

Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/5
Console(config-if)#switchport broadcast packet-rate 500
Console(config-if)#