Peak Information Rate (PIR)

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Peak Information Rate (PIR) – The maximum rate of traffic, in bits or kilobits per second, that a two-rate policer allows through an interface, or that a traffic class or queue may use when spare capacity is available; the PIR must be equal to or greater than the CIR. See: Configure NPU Policy-Based Forwarding, Configure Hierarchical Scheduling