
62 Chapter 3: Network Boundary Traffic Conditioners: Packet Classifier, Marker, and Traffic Rate Management
The shape adaptive command makes the router adapt its traffic-shaping rate to the
incoming BECNs. The outgoing traffic on the interface is shaped at 256 Kbps (as
configured by the shape peak command) on average when it receives no BECNs. The CIR
is throttled to 64 Kbps, however, if it receives a series of BECNs.
Summary
Network boundary traffic conditioners provide packet classifier, marker, and traffic rate
management functions.
Packets are classified at the network boundary so that they receive differentiated service
within the network. Packet classification ...