Protocol Policer

Create a protocol_policer object, protocol_policer object contains list of L4 protocol match condition and corresponding traffic rate limits.

Tools

Tool	Description
`f5xc-api-ratelimiting-protocol-policer-create`	Create Protocol Policer.
`f5xc-api-ratelimiting-protocol-policer-get`	GET Protocol Policer.
`f5xc-api-ratelimiting-protocol-policer-list`	List Protocol Policer.
`f5xc-api-ratelimiting-protocol-policer-update`	Replace Protocol Policer.
`f5xc-api-ratelimiting-protocol-policer-delete`	DELETE Protocol Policer.

Parameters

Path Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
`metadata.namespace`	Namespace	`-`
`name`	Name	`-`
`namespace`	Namespace	`-`
`metadata.name`	Name	`-`

Query Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
`response_format`	The format in which the configuration object is to be fetched. This could be for example	`-`
`label_filter`	A LabelSelectorType expression that every item in list response will satisfy.	`-`
`report_fields`	The report_fields parameter	`-`
`report_status_fields`	The report_status_fields parameter	`-`

Configuration Choices

This resource includes mutually exclusive configuration options:

type

Option	Description	Recommended
`spec.protocol_policer[].protocol.dns`	-
`spec.protocol_policer[].protocol.icmp`	-
`spec.protocol_policer[].protocol.tcp`	-
`spec.protocol_policer[].protocol.udp`	-

Example Usage

Ask Claude to help you work with Protocol Policer resources:

Create Protocol Policer

“Create a protocol-policer named ‘example’ in the ‘production’ namespace”

List Protocol Policers

“List all protocol-policers in the ‘production’ namespace”

Get Protocol Policer Details

“Get details of the protocol-policer named ‘example’ in namespace ‘production‘“

CURL Examples

# List resources
curl -X GET "https://${TENANT}.console.ves.volterra.io/api/config/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/protocol_policers" \
  -H "Authorization: APIToken ${F5XC_API_TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"

# Get specific resource
curl -X GET "https://${TENANT}.console.ves.volterra.io/api/config/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/protocol_policers/<name>" \
  -H "Authorization: APIToken ${F5XC_API_TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"

# Create resource
curl -X POST "https://${TENANT}.console.ves.volterra.io/api/config/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/protocol_policers" \
  -H "Authorization: APIToken ${F5XC_API_TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d @protocol_policer.json

# Delete resource
curl -X DELETE "https://${TENANT}.console.ves.volterra.io/api/config/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/protocol_policers/<name>" \
  -H "Authorization: APIToken ${F5XC_API_TOKEN}"