max-packets-per-second

Syntax

max-packets-per-second number;

Hierarchy Level

[edit forwarding-options sampling input family (inet | mpls)]

Release Information

Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.

Description

Specify the traffic threshold that must be exceeded before packets are dropped. A value of 0 instructs the Packet Forwarding Engine not to sample any traffic.

Note: When you configure active monitoring and specify a Monitoring Services, Adaptive Services, or Multiservices PIC in the output statement, the max-packets-per-second value is ignored.

Options

number—Maximum number of packets per second.

Range: 0 through 65,535

Default: 1000

Usage Guidelines

See Configuring Traffic Sampling.

Required Privilege Level

interface—To view this statement in the configuration.

interface-control—To add this statement to the configuration.