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Configuring rate limiting policies
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The command configures a rate limiting policy on port 1/4 that limits the rate of inbound
traffic (packets tagged with VLANs 3, 5, 6, or 7 from VLAN group 10) from VLAN group 10 to
500 Mbps with a maximum burst size of 750 Mbits.
Syntax: rate-limit in group <group-number> <requested-rate> <maximum-burst>
The group <group-number> parameter specifies the rate limiting VLAN group.
For information on the other parameters, refer to “Configuring a port-based rate limiting policy”
on page 514.
4. To apply a rate limiting policy to a VLAN group whose traffic is prioritized by hardware
forwarding queues, enter the command such as the following in lieu of step number 3.
BigIron RX(config-if-e1000-1/4)# rate-limit in group 10 priority 5 priority 6
500000000 750000000
The command applies the rate limiting policy for rate limiting VLAN group 10. This policy limits
all traffic tagged with VLANs 3, 5, 6, or 7 on hardware forwarding queues 2 and 3 to a rate of
500 Mbps with a maximum burst size of 750 Mbits.
Syntax: rate-limit in group <group-number> priority <num> <requested-rate>
<maximum-burst>
The priority <num> parameter specifies the 802.1p priority levels 0 - 7, equivalent to one of
the four QoS queues. For information on the priority levels and the corresponding queue, refer
to
“Assigning QoS priorities to traffic” on page 484.
For information on the requested rate and maximum burst, refer to “Configuring a port-based
rate limiting policy” on page 514.
Configuration considerations for VLAN-group-based rate limiting policies
When configuring VLAN group based rate limiting policies, consider the following rules:
• A rate limit VLAN group must have at least one VLAN member before it can be used in a rate
limit policy. The list cannot be empty if it is being used in a rate limiting policy.
• A rate limit VLAN group cannot be deleted if it is being used in a rate limiting policy.
• If a rate limit policy for a VLAN group is applied to a port, the group cannot be used in any other
rate limiting policies applied to other ports that are controlled by the same packet processor.
• A VLAN can be member of multiple rate limit VLAN groups, but two groups with common
members cannot be applied on ports controlled by the same packet processor.
• VLAN-based rate limiting and VLAN groups based rate limiting policies can be applied on the
same ports or ports controlled by the same packet processor as long as there are no common
VLANs in the policies.
Configuring a port-and-ACL-based traffic policing policy
You can use standard or extended ACLs for port-and-ACL-based rate limiting policies.
• Standard IP ACLs match traffic based on source IP address information.
• Extended ACLs match traffic based on source and destination IP addresses and IP protocol
information. Extended ACLs for TCP and UDP protocol must also match on source and
destination IP addresses and TCP or UDP protocol information.