Supported Platforms
Related Documentation
- EX Series
- 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)
- Understanding the Use of Policers in Firewall Filters
- M, MX, T Series
- Basic Single-Rate Two-Color Policers
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. Except for EX8200 switches, each policer that you configure includes an implicit counter. To obtain term-specific packet counts, configure a policer for each term in the filter that requires policing. For EX8200 switches, configure a policer and associate it with a global management counter using the counter option.
Options
policer-name—Name that identifies the policer. The name can include letters, numbers, hyphens (-), and can contain up to 64 characters.
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 Documentation
- EX Series
- 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)
- Understanding the Use of Policers in Firewall Filters
- M, MX, T Series
- Basic Single-Rate Two-Color Policers
Published: 2012-12-07
Supported Platforms
Related Documentation
- EX Series
- 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)
- Understanding the Use of Policers in Firewall Filters
- M, MX, T Series
- Basic Single-Rate Two-Color Policers
