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Class-Based Accounting Configuration
When configuring class-based accounting, go to these sections for information you are interested in:
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Class-Based Accounting Overview
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Configuring Class-Based Accounting
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Displaying and Maintaining Traffic Accounting
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Class-Based Accounting Configuration Example
Class-Based Accounting Overview
Class-based accounting collects statistics on a per-traffic class basis. For example, you can define the
action to collect statistics for traffic sourced from a certain IP address. By analyzing the statistics, you
can determine whether there are anomalies and what action to take.
Configuring Class-Based Accounting
Follow these steps to configure class-based accounting:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Create a class and enter
class view
traffic classifier
tcl-name
[
operator
{
and
|
or
} ]
—
Configure the match criteria
if-match match-criteria
—
Exit class view
quit
—
Create a behavior and enter
behavior view
traffic behavior behavior-name
Required
Configure the accounting
action
accounting
Optional
The class-based accounting
function on Switch 4500G
series switches counts
traffic in the number of
packets.
Exit behavior view
quit
—
Create a policy and enter
policy view
qos policy
policy-name
—
Associate the class with the
traffic behavior in the QoS
policy
classifier
tcl-name behavior
behavior-name
—
Exit policy view
quit
—
To an interface
Applying the QoS policy to an
interface
—
Apply the
QoS
policy
To a VLAN
Applying the QoS policy to a VLAN
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