# baseline interface

#### Syntax

baseline interface interfaceType interfaceSpecifier [ vcd ]

#### Release Information

Command introduced before JunosE Release 7.1.0.

#### Description

Sets a statistics baseline for an interface or a specific ATM virtual circuit. The router implements the baseline by reading and storing the statistics at the time the baseline is set and then subtracting this baseline whenever baseline-relative statistics are retrieved. There is no no version.

#### Options

- interfaceType—Interface type; see Interface Types and Specifiers
- interfaceSpecifier—Particular interface; format varies according to interface type; see Interface Types and Specifiers
- vcd—Virtual circuit descriptor; number in the range 1–4294967295; an identifier for the VC in other commands (ATM interfaces only)

#### Mode

Privileged Exec