Table 6: Implicit and Configurable Policer Actions Based on Color Marking (continued)
Policer Rate Limits and Color
Marking
Green
Conforms to the CIR and CBS
Yellow
Exceeds the CIR and CBS but
conforms to the EBS
Red
Exceeds the EBS
Two-Rate Three-Color Policer
Committed information rate (CIR)
Committed burst size (CBS)
Peak information rate (PIR)
Peak burst size (PBS)
Green
Conforms to the CIR and CBS
Yellow
Exceeds the CIR and CBS, but
conforms to the PIR
Red
Exceeds the PIR and PBS
Hierarchical Policer
Aggregate policer
Bandwidth limit
Burst size
Green
Conforms to rate limits
Red
Exceeds rate limits
Premium policer
Bandwidth limit
Burst size
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Implicit Action
Configurable Actions
Set PLP to
low
–
Set PLP to
–
medium-high
Set PLP to
high
Set PLP to
–
low
Set PLP to
medium-high
–
Set PLP to
high
Set PLP to
–
low
–
Chapter 4: Configuring Policer Rate Limits and Actions
Discard the packet.
Discard the packet.
Discard the packet.
Assign to a forwarding class.
Set PLP to
or
.
low
high
On some platforms, you can also set the PLP to
or
.
medium-low
medium-high
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