- Written by Manvendra Pratap Singh
- Posted on June 26, 2026
- Updated on June 26, 2026
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Control Plane Policing (CoPP) classifies control plane traffic into different classes (e.g., IGMP, LLDP, PTP, OSPF) and applies rate limiting per class using queues shaping. However, when multiple flows within the same CoPP class share a single queue, a single high-rate flow can consume the entire allocated bandwidth for that class, starving other legitimate flows.
- Written by Aman Gupta
- Posted on June 26, 2026
- Updated on June 26, 2026
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Control Plane Policing (CoPP) classifies control plane traffic into protocol classes (e.g., IGMP, LLDP, BGP) and applies rate limiting per class using queue shaping. On supported platforms, all control plane traffic for a given protocol class is directed to a single queue regardless of the ingress port. As a result, a high-rate flow from a single port or host can consume the entire bandwidth allocated to that class, starving legitimate control plane traffic arriving on other ports.
