[c-nsp] policing on 3550

[sthaug at nethelp.no]

> When I use a policy map, I expect 3550 to drop the packets from the 
> egress queue, however, what I need in this case is not dropping the 
> packets but traffic shaping. Actually, in the document it says that 
> "Traffic shaping is not supported" for 3550. Dropping the packets causes 
> problems, so I just wanted to learn if there is a workaround.

No, there is no workaround. Dropping the packets is your only choice
here. If you need shaping, you need to find different hardware for the
job.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no