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Broadcast Storm Control Setup, Table 23
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Chapter 12 Port Rate Limit and Storm Control Table 23 Rate Limit Configuration (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Tokens Added Per Interval The Switch uses a "Token Bucket" algorithm to limit the outgoing rate on the ports and to limit the largest amount of packets that can leave the port in any one instance. In this algorithm each "token" represents an allowed amount of bandwidth to be sent out on the port. The "bucket" holds the tokens. In other words, the number of tokens in the bucket represents the maximum allowed bandwidth to go out on the port. The size of the bucket is specified by the "burst size" (see below). Every time traffic goes out on the port, tokens (representing used up bandwidth) are removed from the bucket, thus limiting the amount of traffic allowed to go out on the port. Tokens are also added to the bucket every Token Update Interval, thus resetting the amount of bandwidth allowed to go out. If the bucket is empty, the data packets are dropped until more tokens are added to the bucket. Burst Size Apply Select the number of tokens that should be added to the bucket per Token Update Interval. Each token represents .5 bit in bandwidth allowed to go out on the port. The burst size specifies the maximum amount of traffic that can be allowed out the port at any one instance. In the "Token Bucket" algorithm this is referred to as the size of the bucket as this value limits the number of tokens that can accumulate in the bucket. Click this to save your changes to the Switch. 12.1.2 Broadcast Storm Control Setup Broadcast storm control limits the number of broadcast, multicast and unknown unicast (also referred to as Destination Lookup Failure or DLF) packets the Switch receives per second on the ports. When the maximum number of allowable broadcast, multicast and unknown unicast packets is reached per second, the subsequent packets are discarded. Enable this feature to reduce broadcast, multicast and unknown unicast packets in your network. GS-1524/GS-1548 User's Guide 79