Configuring ACL-Based Fixed Rate Limiting Using Traffic Policies

Use the procedure in this section to configure ACL-based fixed rate limiting.

Note: Before configuring this feature, see what to consider in “Configuration notes and feature limitations for traffic policies.”

These commands:

  • Set the maximum number of traffic policies.
  • Create a fixed traffic policy that enables ACL statistics (counting).
  • Create a new extended ACL entry and bind the ACL to an interface.
  • Verify the configuration.

  1. Enter global configuration mode. 
    device# configure terminal
  2. Create a traffic policy and set parameters.

    • Create a policy that drops packets or bytes that exceed the CIR (committed information rate) limit. The following examples use a packet-based fixed CIR. 

      device(config)# traffic-policy TPDF1 rate-limit packet-based fixed cir 10000 exceed-action drop count

    • Create a policy that permits packets or bytes that exceed the CIR limit. 

      device(config)# traffic-policy TPDF1 rate-limit packet-based fixed cir 10000 exceed-action permit-at-low-pri count

    The command sets the fragment threshold at 10,000 packets per second. If the port receives more than 10,000 packets in a one-second interval, the device takes the specified action. If the port receives additional bits during a given one-second interval, the port either drops all packets on the port until the next one-second interval starts or permits packets that exceed the limit.
    Use the keyword byte-based if you want to specify a CIR based on byte count rather than a packet count.
  3. Create an extended ACL entry or modify an existing extended ACL entry that references the traffic policy. 
    device(config)# ip access-list extended 101 
device(config-ext-ipacl-101)# permit ip host 10.10.12.2 any traffic-policy TPDF1
  4. Bind the ACL to an interface.
    1. Enter interface configuration mode. 
      device(config-ext-ipacl-101)# interface ethernet 1/1/5
    2. Bind the ACL to the interface. 
      device(config-if-e1000-1/1/5)# ip access-group 101 in
    3. Exit interface configuration mode. 
      device(config-if-e1000-1/1/5)# exit
    These commands allow port 1/1/5 to receive a maximum traffic rate of 100 kbps. If the port receives additional bits during a given one-second interval, the port drops the additional inbound packets that are received within that one-second interval.

    The software allows you to add a reference to a non-existent TPD in an ACL statement and to bind that ACL to an interface. The software does not issue a warning or error message for non-existent TPDs.

  5. Verify the configuration. 
    device(config)# show traffic-policy TPDF1
Traffic Policy - TPDF1:
Metering Enabled, Parameters:
     Mode: Fixed Rate-Limiting
      cir: 100 kbps, cbs: 2000 bytes, pir: 200 kbps, pbs: 4000 bytes
Counting Not Enabled
Number of References/Bindings:1
  6. View the ACL and rate limit counters. 
    device(config)# show access-list accounting ethernet 1/1/5 in
MAC Filters Accounting Information
    0: DA ANY SA 0000.0000.0001 - MASK FFFF.FFFF.FFFF
       action to take : DENY
     Hit Count:   (1Min)       			0    (5Sec)                  0
                  (PktCnt)    			 0  (ByteCnt)                 0
    --------------------------------------------------------------
65535: Implicit Rule deny any any
     Hit Count:   (1Min)         5028   (5Sec)               2129
                  (PktCnt)       5028 (ByteCnt)             643584
    --------------------------------------------------------------
  7. Clear the ACL and rate limit counters.
    1. Clear the ACL counters. 
      device(config)# clear access-list accounting all
    2. Clear the rate limit counters. 
      device(config)# clear statistics traffic-policy TPDF1
  8. Configure DSCP marking and 802.1p priority marking traffic policies. 
    device(config)#ip access-list ip3
device(config-ext-ipacl-ip3)# sequence 9 permit ip any any dscp-marching 48 dscp-marking 46 traffic-policy VOIP
device(config-ext-ipacl-ip3)# sequence 10 permit ip any any dscp-matching 48 dscp-marking 46 802.1p-and-internal-marking 2 traffic-policy VOIP
device(config-ext-ipacl-ip3)# sequence 11 permit ip any any dscp-marking 0 traffic-policy VOIP
device(config-ext-ipacl-ip3)# sequence 1 permit ip any any 802.1p-priority-matching 5 802.1p-priority-marking 6 internal-priority-marking 3 traffic-policy VOIP
device(config-ext-ipacl-ip3)#sequence 3 permit ip any any internal-priority-marking 4 traffic-policy VOIP

ACL-Based Fixed Rate Limiting Using Traffic Policies Configuration Example

device# configure terminal
device(config)# traffic-policy TPDF1 rate-limit fixed packet-based cir 10000 exceed-action drop
device(config)# ip access-list extended 101 
device(config-ext-ipacl-101)# permit ip host 10.10.12.2 any traffic-policy TPDF1
device(config-ext-ipacl-101)# interface ethernet 1/1/5
device(config-if-e1000-1/1/5)# ip access-group 101 in
device(config-if-e1000-1/1/5)# exit
device(config)# show traffic-policy TPDF1
device(config)# clear access-list accounting all
device(config)# clear statistics traffic-policy TPDF1
device(config)#ip access-list ip3
device(config-ext-ipacl-ip3)# sequence 9 permit ip any any dscp-marching 48 dscp-marking 46 traffic-policy VOIP
device(config-ext-ipacl-ip3)# sequence 10 permit ip any any dscp-matching 48 dscp-marking 46 802.1p-and-internal-marking 2 traffic-policy VOIP
device(config-ext-ipacl-ip3)# sequence 11 permit ip any any dscp-marking 0 traffic-policy VOIP
device(config-ext-ipacl-ip3)# sequence 1 permit ip any any 802.1p-priority-matching 5 802.1p-priority-marking 6 internal-priority-marking 3 traffic-policy VOIP
device(config-ext-ipacl-ip3)# sequence 3 permit ip any any internal-priority-marking 4 traffic-policy VOIP
device(config-ext-ipacl-ip3)# exit
Parent topic: Configuring Rate Limiting