Can IPS deploy traffic rate limiting policy to switch or router?

[proactive99]

Hello,

I have a quick question: can IPS deploy traffic rate limiting policy to Cisco switch or router?

As we know, IPS sensor can throttle suspicious traffic instead of blocking them, not sure if IPS can send the throttle policy to cisco swtich or router.

Thanks,

-Alejin

[Jennifer Halim · Accepted solution]

Please find the following on what the IPS can do in terms of rate limiting (it also includes which signature and which routers, what to configure and what not to configure, etc):

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/ips/7.0/configuration/guide/idm/idm_blocking.html#wp2005501

The above is on IPS version 7.x.

Hope that helps.