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- Related Topics
- Example: Configuring Firewall Filters for Port, VLAN, and Router Traffic on EX Series Switches
- Example: Configuring CoS on EX Series Switches
- Configuring Policers to Control Traffic Rates (CLI Procedure)
- Configuring MPLS on Provider Edge Switches Using Circuit Cross-Connect (CLI Procedure)
- Configuring MPLS on Provider Edge Switches Using IP Over MPLS (CLI Procedure)
- Configuring Firewall Filters (CLI Procedure)
- Configuring Firewall Filters (J-Web Procedure)
- Understanding the Use of Policers in Firewall Filters
policer
Syntax
policer policer-name {filter-specific;if-exceeding {bandwidth-limit bps;burst-size-limit bytes;} then { policer-action;}}
Hierarchy Level
[edit firewall]
Release Information
Statement introduced in JUNOS Release 9.0 for EX Series switches.
Description
Configure policer rate limits and actions. To activate a policer, you must include the policer action modifier in the then statement in a firewall filter term. Each policer that you configure includes an implicit counter. To ensure term-specific packet counts, you configure a policer for each term in the filter that requires policing.
Options
policer-name—Name that identifies the policer. The name can contain letters, numbers, hyphens (-), and can be up to 64 characters long.
The remaining statements are explained separately.
Required Privilege Level
firewall—To view this statement in the
configuration.
firewall-control—To add this statement
to the configuration.
