This window allows you to create and define a rate limit. Rate limits are components of a Policy Manager class of service, and are used to control the transmit rate at which traffic enters and exits ports in your network.
To access this window, open the Class of Service Configuration Window (available from the Policy Manager Edit menu). Click on the Domain Managed CoS Components button and select the Show all CoS Components in Tree (Advanced Mode) menu option. Right-click the Rate Limits folder in the left-panel tree, and select the Create Rate Limit option.
To create the rate limit, fill out the window and click OK (to create a single rate limit) or Apply (to create more rate limits). After you create the rate limit, the General tab for the new rate limit appears, where you can configure additional rate limit parameters.
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- Rate Limit
- Specify the highest transmission rate at which traffic can
enter or exit a port before packets will be
rate limited:
- % - A percentage of the total bandwidth available (not available for priority-based rate limits)
- PPS - Packets per second (not available for priority-based rate limits)
- Kb/s - Kilobits per second
- Mb/s - Megabits per second
- Gb/s - Gigabits per second
- Actions
- Select the action(s) you would like this rate limit to use:
- Generate System Log on Rate Violation - a syslog message is generated when the rate limit is first exceeded.
- Generate Audit Trap on Rate Violation - an audit trap is generated when the rate limit is first exceeded.
- Disable Port on Rate Violation - the port is disabled when the rate limit is first exceeded.
NOTE: N-Series Gold devices do not support rate limit notification.
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