Contemporary Control Systems Compact Managed Switches Software Manual for Web Browser - Manual (Page 49)

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4.4.10 Configure Rate Control
Figure 39 shows how ingress and egress port traffic can be controlled for the traffic rate
and the traffic type. The default condition is for all messages to pass at 100 Mbps. At
the top of the screen, select the traffic types for rate limiting (applies to both ingress and
egress traffic). With rate control, bandwidth allocation can be finely controlled.
The example shows the screen for an 8-port switch. The screen for a 16- or 24-port
device would merely extend the panel to include all appropriate ports.
Figure 39 — Configure Rate Control for 8-port Models
The selected Max Bit Rate is the maximum bandwidth level for the types of messages
selected. The types that are not selected will be allowed to use 100% of the port’s
bandwidth. By selecting all the types, the full bandwidth of the port can be controlled.
Selecting broadcast only creates a broadcast storm control with a selectable maximum
bandwidth setting.
Rate control can be a useful feature for limiting communications from an unknown
network. For example, when interconnecting the office and control networks.