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GSS Series User Manual
Alloy Computer Products Pty Ltd Copyright ©2007
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3.7.3 Shaper
The Shaper function allows egress packets to be limited depending on the amount of packets
being transmitted from the switch.
Fig. 3.25
State: Used to enable or disable the shaper function.
Burst Limit: Is the pre-configured value that determines whether packets will be
dropped or forwarded. Value ranges from 1 – 61440 bytes.
Port: Is the physical port number of the switch.
Queue: Is the Queue value.
Rate (%): This is the percentage rate of the port. If the port is transmitting data at
the configured percentage rate of the set limit, then packets will not enter
the egress queue.
Apply Button: The Apply button must be pressed after making any changes to any of
the values on this screen.