Administrator Guide

rate-shape
Shape the traffic output on the selected interface.
Syntax
rate shape [kbps] rate [burst-KB]
Parameters
kbps Enter the keyword kbps to specify the rate limit in Kilobits per second (Kbps). Enter the
value in multiples of 64. The range is from 0 to 40000000. The default granularity is
Megabits per second (Mbps).
rate The range is from 10 to 40000.
burst-KB (OPTIONAL) Enter the burst size in KB. The range is from 0 to 10000. The default is 50.
Defaults Granularity for rate is Mbps unless you use the kbps option.
Command Modes INTERFACE
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell EMC
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.1) Introduced on the S6010-ON and S4048T-ON.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S3148.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S6100-ON.
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100-ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
8.2.1.0 Added the kbps option on the C-Series, E-Series, and S-Series.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series and C-Series.
6.1.1.1 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage Information
If traffic is shaped between 64 and 1000 Kbs, for some values, the shaped rate is much less than the value
configured.
On 40-port 10G stack-unit if the traffic is shaped between 64 and 1000 Kbs, for some values, the shaped rate is
much less than the value configured.
NOTE: When packets of size greater than 7000 bytes are expected to be received from the
network, Dell EMC Networking recommends that you configure the burst value to be more than
175 KB if you configured the rate shape. Such a setting ensures proper bandwidth sharing across
queues.
Related
Commands
• rate-shape — shapes traffic output as part of the designated policy.
1200 Quality of Service (QoS)