Profile Capped Policers
860 Quality of Service Guide
Table 74: Effect of Profile-Capped Mode on CIR Output 
CIR Setting Initial Profile State Normal Mode Capped 
Profile Mode
Notes
CIR=0 Ingress Undefined Always Yellow Always Yellow CIR = 0 forces all packets to be 
yellow when profile-capped 
mode is enabled. In normal mode, 
all Profile In related packets are 
allowed to stay green.
Ingress Profile In Always Green Always Yellow
Ingress Profile Out Always Yellow Always Yellow
Egress Soft-In-
Profile
Always Green Always Yellow
Egress Soft-Out-of-
Profile
Always Yellow Always Yellow
Egress Profile In Always Green Always Yellow
Egress Profile Out Always Yellow Always Yellow
CIR=Max/PIR Ingress Undefined Always Green Always Green CIR never reaches non-
conforming state.
Ingress Profile In Always Green Always Green
Ingress Profile Out Always Yellow Always Yellow
Egress Soft-In-
Profile
Always Green Always Green
Egress Soft-Out-Of-
Profile
Always Green Always Green
Egress Profile In Always Green Always Green
Egress Profile Out Always Yellow Always Yellow
0 < CIR < PIR Ingress Undefined Green below 
CBS
Yellow at or 
above CBS
Green below 
CBS
Yellow at or 
above CBS
Ingress Profile In Always Green Green below 
2xCBS
Yellow at or 
above 2xCBS
Ingress Profile Out Always Yellow Always Yellow