policer

Syntax

policer policer-name{ logical-bandwidth-policer; if-exceeding {bandwidth-limit rate;burst-size-limit bytes;} then { policer-action;}}

Hierarchy Level

[edit firewall]

Release Information

Command introduced in Release 9.5 of Junos OS.

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 or on an interface.

Options

policer-name—Name of the policer to evaluate when packets are received on the interface.

Policer-action—One or more actions to take.

discard—Always discard non conforming red packets.
forwarding-class classname—Specify the particular forwarding class.
loss-priority—Set the loss priority to high or low.

then —Action to take on matching packets.

Required Privilege Level

interface—To view this statement in the configuration.

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