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- Related Topics
- Example: Configuring Firewall Filters for Port, VLAN, and Router Traffic on EX-series Switches
- Configuring Policers to Control Traffic Rates (CLI Procedure)
- Configuring Firewall Filters (CLI Procedure)
- Configuring Firewall Filters (J-Web Procedure)
- Understanding the Use of Policers in Firewall Filters
policer
Syntax
- policer policer-name {
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if-exceeding {
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bandwidth-limit
bps;
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burst-size-limit
bytes;
- }
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then {
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policer-action;
- }
- }
Hierarchy Level
- [edit firewall]
Release Information
Statement introduced in JUNOS Release 9.0 for EX-series switches.
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
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policer-name —Name that identifies the policer. The name can contain letters, numbers, hyphens (-), and can be up to 64 characters long.
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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.