Command Manual – Port 
Quidway S8500 Series Routing Switches  Chapter 1  Ethernet Port Configuration Commands
 
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1.1.9  flow-control 
Syntax 
flow-control 
undo flow-control 
View 
Ethernet port view 
Parameter 
None 
Description 
Use the flow-control command to enable flow control feature on the Ethernet port to 
avoid discarding data packets due to congestion.  
Use the undo flow-control command to disable flow control feature. 
By default, flow control on the Ethernet port is disabled. 
Example 
# Enable flow control on Ethernet2/1/1. 
<Quidway> system-view 
System View: return to User View with Ctrl+Z. 
[Quidway] interface Ethernet 2/1/1  
[Quidway-Ethernet2/1/1] flow-control 
1.1.10  link-status hold   
Syntax 
link-status hold hold-time 
undo link-status hold 
View 
System view 
Parameter 
hold-time: Sets time interval (in seconds) for port suppression. The value 0 indicates 
that port suppression is not enabled. By default, the time interval is 3 seconds.