Traffic rates
The
RFC-2698: A two rate three color marker, provides you an option to categorize the incoming traffic based on the following two rates (in kilobits per second):
- Commit Information Rate (CIR)
Specifies the bandwidth limit for guaranteed traffic. Once it exceeds the limit, you can only perform DSCP remarking (changing priority).
- Peak Information Rate (PIR)
Specifies the bandwidth limit for peak traffic. Once it exceeds the limit, you can either remark the DSCP again or drop the incoming traffic.
You can configure the meter with the preceding traffic rates using the CLI. The show command output provides the administrator a statistical overview of the metered packets.