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switchport broadcast packet-rate
This command configures broadcast storm control. Use the no form to
disable broadcast storm control.
Syntax
switchport broadcast octet-rate rate
no switchport broadcast
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
Enabled for all ports
Packet-rate limit: 64 kilobits per second
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet)
Command Usage
• When broadcast traffic exceeds the specified threshold, packets above
that threshold are dropped.
• This command can enable or disable broadcast storm control for the
selected interface. However, the specified threshold value applies to all
ports on the switch.
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
Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/5
Console(config-if)#switchport broadcast packet-rate 500
Console(config-if)#
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