# Configuring Rate Limiting

Use the following procedure to configure Rate Limiting on interface ports.

## Before you begin

You must select one or multiple ports from the Device Physical View tab.

## Procedure

1. From the navigation tree, double-click Edit.
2. In the Edit tree, click Chassis.
3. In the Chassis tree, click Ports.
4. In the work area, click the Rate Limit tab.
5. To select an interface port to rate limit, click a port row the Index column.
6. In the port row, double-click the cell in the AllowedRate column and select a value from the list.
7. In the port row, double-click the cell in the AllowedRatePps column and select a value from the list.
8. In the port row, double-click the cell in the Enable column and select a value from the list.
9. On the toolbar, click Apply.

## Variable definitions

The following table describes configuring Rate Limiting

Variable | Value
--- | ---
Index | Indicates the unique identifier for a port.
TrafficType | Indicates the type of traffic to configure with rate limiting. Values include broadcast and multicast.
AllowedRate | Specifies the rate limiting percentage. Values range from 0 percent (none) to 10 percent..
AllowedRatePps | Values range from 0 to 262143
Enable | Specifies if rate limiting is enabled or disabled. Values include true (enabled) or false (disabled).