CISC-RT-000700 - The Cisco PE switch providing Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS) must be configured to have traffic storm control thresholds on CE-facing interfaces.

Information

A traffic storm occurs when packets flood a VPLS bridge, creating excessive traffic and degrading network performance. Traffic storm control prevents VPLS bridge disruption by suppressing traffic when the number of packets reaches configured threshold levels. Traffic storm control monitors incoming traffic levels on a port and drops traffic when the number of packets reaches the configured threshold level during any one-second interval.

Solution

Configure storm control for each CE-facing interface as shown in the example below:

SW1(config)# int e2/4
SW1(config-if)# storm-control broadcast level 40
SW1(config-if)# end

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Cisco_NX-OS_Switch_Y24M07_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-5(2), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001095, Rule-ID|SV-221123r999732_rule, STIG-ID|CISC-RT-000700, STIG-Legacy|SV-111065, STIG-Legacy|V-101961, Vuln-ID|V-221123

Plugin: Cisco

Control ID: ad60c435e27f4b5b7fe6d1f282d74446cff8f0b382da19140275e29171c8bb2a