The limit (or trigger) denotes a quantified threshold that must be exceeded on the defined connection before the filter action is executed for a data packet. A limit is made up of the following parameters:
- Unit (kbit, kbyte or packets)
- Amount, i.e. data rate or number
- Reference value (per second, per minute, per hour or absolute)
Additionally, you can determine whether the limit relates to a logical connection or to all of the various connections existing between the specified destination and source stations and using the corresponding services. This controls whether the filter applies when the sum of all user HTTP connections in the LAN exceed the limit, for example, or whether it is sufficient for just one of the parallel established HTTP connections to exceed the threshold value.
For absolute values, you can also define whether the relevant counter should be reset to zero when the limit has been reached.
