8.3 Traffic Shaping
Traffic shaping allows you to control the traffic going out from an interface in order to match its flow 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 interface, use the following command in interface configuration
mode:
Command Purpose
Switch<config>#interface 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 allows you to control the amount of traffic coming in on a port.
To set rate limit on an interface 5 , use the following command in EXEC mode:
Command Purpose
Switch<config>#interface 5
Go to interface 5
Switch<interface 5>#rate-limit ingress ….
Set the rate limit of interface 5
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