Module Summary

• Traffic shaping queues excess packets to stay within the shape rate.
Traffic policing typically drops excess traffic to stay within the rate limit.
Alternatively, it can re-mark, then send excess traffic. Both traffic
shaping and policing measure the traffic rate using a token bucket
mathematical model.
• Class-based policing features include drop or re-mark and transmit
exceeding traffic, single or dual token bucket, single- or dual-rate
policing, and multiaction policing.
• Class-based shaping can be combined with CBWFQ or policing in a
hierarchical traffic-shaping structure.

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