excess-burst-size
Syntax
excess-burst-size bytes;
Hierarchy Level
[edit firewall three-color-policer policer-name single-rate]
Release Information
Statement introduced in JUNOS Release 7.4.
Description
Configure the maximum number of bytes allowed for incoming packets to burst above the committed information rate and still be marked with medium-high packet-loss priority (yellow). Packets that exceed the excess burst size (EBS) are marked with high packet-loss priority (red).
![]() | Note: When you configure excess-burst-size you must also configure committed-information-rate and the committed-burst-size. |
Options
bytes—Number of bytes. You can specify a value in bytes either as a complete decimal number or as a decimal number followed by the abbreviation k (1000), m (1,000,000), or g (1,000,000,000).
- Range: 1500 through 100,000,000,000 bytes
Required Privilege Level
firewall—To view this statement in the configuration.
firewall-control—To add this statement to the configuration.


