Management and Configuration Guide K/KA/KB.15.15

Figure 73 Rate-limit settings listed in the show config output
Configuring ICMP rate-limiting
The rate-limit icmp command controls inbound usage of a port by setting a limit on the
bandwidth available for inbound ICMP traffic.
Syntax
[no] int port- list rate-limit icmp [ percent 0-100 | kbps 0-10000000
]
Configures inbound ICMP traffic rate-limiting. You can configure a rate limit from either the global
configuration level (as shown above) or from the interface context level. The no form of the command
disables ICMP rate-limiting on the specified interfaces.
(Default: Disabled.)
Values in this range allow ICMP traffic as a percentage of
the bandwidth available on the interface.
percent 1-100
Specifies the rate at which to forward traffic in kilobits per
second.
kbps 0-10000000
Causes an interface to drop all incoming ICMP traffic and
is not recommended. See the Caution on 187.
0
Example
Either of the following commands configures an inbound rate limit of 1% on ports A3 to A5, which
are used as network edge ports:
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