Cisco ESW 500 User Manual

Configuring Device Security
Defining Traffic Control
ESW 500 Series Switches Administration Guide 129
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- Disable — Disables Broadcast packet types to be forwarded.
• Broadcast Rate Threshold — Indicates the maximum rate (kilobits per second)
at which unknown packets are forwarded.
- For FE ports, the rate is 70 - 100,000 Kbps.
- For GE ports, the rate is 3,500 - 100,000 Kbps.
• Broadcast Mode — Specifies the Broadcast mode currently enabled on the
device. The possible field values are:
- Multicast & Broadcast — Counts Broadcast and Multicast traffic
together.
- Broadcast Only — Counts only Broadcast traffic.
- Unknown Unicast — Counts only Unknown Unicast. Relevant on ESW
540, ESW 520, and ESW 520-8p devices.
STEP 2 Define the relevant fields.
STEP 3 Click Apply. Storm control is enabled, and the device is updated.
Modifying Storm Control
STEP 1 Click Security > Traffic Control > Storm Control. The Storm Control Page opens:
STEP 2 Click the Edit Button. The Edit Storm Control Page opens:
Edit Storm Control Page
The
Edit Storm Control Page contains the following fields:

Cisco ESW 500 Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	ESW 500
Category	Switch
Language	English