8.3 Traffic Shaping
Traffic shaping allows you to control the traffic going out from an interface in order to match its flo w to the speed of
the remote target interface Thus, traffic adhering to a particular profile can be shaped to meet downstream
requirements, thereby eliminating bottlenecks in topologies with data-rate mismatches.
8.3.1 Configuring Traffic Shaping for an Interface
To configure traffic shaping for outbound traffic on an i nterfa c e, use the following command in interface configuratio n
mode:
Command Purpose
Switch<config>#in terface 5
Go to interface 5
Switch<interface 5>#rate-limit egress …. Set the rate limit of interface 5
8.4 Rate Limiting
The rate-limit command allo ws you to control the amount of traffic coming i n on a p ort.
To set rate limit on an interface 5 , use the following command in EXEC mode:
Command Purpose
Switch<config>#in terface 5
Go to interface 5
Switch<interface 5>#rate-limit ingress …. Set the rate limit of interface 5
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