Dell PowerConnect 8100 User's Configuration Guide - Page 679

25 Configuring Port-Based Traffic Control This chapter describes how to configure features that provide traffic control through filtering the type of traffic or limiting the speed or amount of traffic on a per-port basis. The features this section describes includes flow control, storm control, protected ports, and Link Local Protocol Filtering (LLPF), which is also known as Cisco Protocol Filtering. The topics covered in this chapter include: • Port-Based Traffic Control Overview • Default Port-Based Traffic Control Values • Configuring Port-Based Traffic Control (Web) • Configuring Port-Based Traffic Control (CLI) • Port-Based Traffic Control Configuration Example Port-Based Traffic Control Overview Table 25-1 provides a summary of the features this chapter describes. Table 25-1. Port-Based Traffic Control Features Feature Flow control Storm control Protected ports LLPF Description Allows traffic transmission between a switch port and another Ethernet device to be paused for a specified period of time when congestion occurs. Limits the amount of broadcast, unknown unicast, and multicast frames accepted and forwarded by the switch. Prevents traffic from flowing between members of the same protected port group. Filters proprietary protocols that should not normally be relayed by a bridge. Configuring Port-Based Traffic Control 679