set port broadcast

Use this command to set the broadcast suppression limit, in packets per second, on one or more ports.

Syntax

set port broadcast port-string threshold-val

Parameters

port-string Specifies the port(s) for which to set broadcast suppression.
threshold-val Sets the number of packets allowed to be received per second threshold on broadcast traffic. Maximum value is 1488100. If set to the maximum value, thresholding will be disabled. Default value: 1488100.

Defaults

None.

Mode

All command modes.

Usage

Broadcast suppression sets a threshold on the broadcast traffic that is received and switched out to other ports.

Example

This example shows how to set broadcast suppression to 800 packets per second on ports ge.1.1 through 5:

System(rw)->set port broadcast ge.1.1-5 800