policer
Syntax
Hierarchy Level
Release Information
Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.
Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 9.0 for EX Series switches.
Logical systems support introduced in Junos OS Release 9.3.
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.
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
- Single-Rate Two-Color Policer Overview
- Configuring a Single-Rate Two-Color Policer
