The parameters have the following meaning:
Parameter Description Range of values / note
on Enables the function You can only enable or disable flow control when the
"Auto negotiation" function is turned off. Afterwards
you can enable "Auto negotiation" again.
To use the flow control function, enable flow control
at the appropriate input and output ports.
If a packet is sent from an input port with flow control
enabled to an output port with flow control enabled,
the packet is not discarded if there is overflow. If flow
control is enabled only on the input port, the packet
can be discarded if there is overload.
off Disables the function -
Result
The settings for the flow control function are configured.
Further notes
You can display the status of this function with the show flow-control command.
You disable "Auto negotiation" with the no negotiation command.
You enable "Auto negotiation" with the negotiation command.
Load control
10.4 Flow control
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