PLANET WGSD-8020 - Manual (Page 147)

User’s Manual of WGSD-8020
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4.9.7 Storm Control Configuration
Storm control for the switch is configured on this page. There three types of storm rate control:
„ Unicast storm rate control
„ Multicast storm rate control
„ Broadcast storm rate control.
The rate is 2^n, where n is equal to or less than 15, or "No Limit". The unit of the rate can be either pps (packets per second) or
kpps (kilopackets per second). The configuration indicates the permitted packet rate for unicast, multicast, or broadcast traffic
across the switch.
The Storm Control Configuration screen in Figure 4-9-15 appears.
Figure 4-9-15 Storm Control Configuration page screenshot
The page includes the following fields:
Object Description
•
Frame Type
The settings in a particular row apply to the frame type listed here:
• unicast
• multicast
• broadcast.
•
Status Enable or disable the storm control status for the given frame type.
•
Rate
The rate unit is packet per second (pps), configure the rate as 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32,
64, 128, 256, 512, 1K, 2K, 4K, 8K, 16K, 32K, 64K, 128K, 256K, 512K, or 1024K.
The 1 kpps is actually 1002.1 pps.