Configuring broadcast and multicast bandwidth limiting

Configure broadcast and multicast bandwidth limiting to limit the amount of ingress broadcast and multicast traffic on a port. The switch drops traffic that violates the bandwidth limit.

You can configure broadcast and multicast bandwidth limiting through CLI only; you cannot use Enterprise Device Manager (EDM).

Procedure

  1. Enter Interface Configuration mode:

    enable

    configure terminal

    interface GigabitEthernet {slot/port[/sub-port][-slot/port[/sub-port]][,...]} or interface vlan <1–4059>

    Note

    Note

    If the platform supports channelization and the port is channelized, you must also specify the sub-port in the format slot/port/sub-port.

  2. Configure broadcast bandwidth limiting:

    rate-limit [port {slot/port[/sub-port][-slot/port[/sub-port]][,...]}] broadcast <1-65535>

  3. Configure multicast bandwidth limiting:

    rate-limit [port {slot/port[/sub-port][-slot/port[/sub-port]][,...]}] multicast <1-65535>

Variable definitions

Use the data in the following table to use the rate-limit command.

Variable

Value

<1-65535>

Specifies the bandwidth limit for broadcast and multicast traffic from 1–65535 packets per second.

port {slot/port[/sub-port] [-slot/port[/sub-port]] [,...]}

Identifies the slot and port in one of the following formats: a single slot and port (slot/port), a range of slots and ports (slot/port-slot/port), or a series of slots and ports (slot/port,slot/port,slot/port). If the platform supports channelization and the port is channelized, you must also specify the sub-port in the format slot/port/sub-port.
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