Configuring Rate Limits
About this task
Configure the rate limit of broadcast or multicast packets to determine the total bandwidth limit on the port.
Procedure
- On the Device Physical View, select a port or multiple ports.
- In the navigation pane, expand the folders.
- Click General.
- Click the Rate Limiting tab.
- Configure the parameters as required.
- Click Apply.
Rate Limiting Field Descriptions
Use the data in the following table to use the Rate Limiting tab.
|
Name |
Description |
|---|---|
|
Index |
The port number. |
|
TrafficType |
The type of traffic being rate limited, either broadcast or multicast traffic. The default is broadcast. |
|
AllowedRatePps |
This variable is the allowed traffic rate limit for the port in packets per second. 1 to 25 configures the limit in a percentage of the total bandwidth on the port from 1–25 percent. On gigabit ports and MDAs, there can be up to a 2 percent difference between the configured and actual rate limiting values. 1–65535 configures the limit in packets for each second. |
|
Enable |
Double-click in the field and select to enable (True) or disable (False) rate limiting. The default is false. |