Re: IX port security

[sthaug () nethelp no]

> Here are my questions:
> - re 1/, any clue about the PPS or %bandwidth values to be configured  
> to limit broadcast/unknown unicast ?
> - re 3/ should a certain number of allowed mac-addresses be configured  
> to the port (1 or 2) ? or should the customer's port mac be explicitly  
> configured on the port ?
> - more importantly, is there any other standard precaution that I'm  
> missing and that should be considered ?

You might want to have a look at the DE-CIX technical requirements,

    http://www.de-cix.net/info/DE-CIX_technical_requirements.pdf

Even though I disagree with a few of the points (e.g. turning off autoneg
for GigE), on the whole I think the requirements make a lot of sense.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug () nethelp no