(Optional) Creating a Validity Period in Which an ACL Rule Takes Effect

You can create a validity period in which an ACL rule takes effect to control network traffic in a specified period.

Context

To control certain types of traffic in a specified period, you can configure the validity period of an ACL rule to determine the time traffic passes through. For example, to ensure reliable transmission of video traffic at prime time at night, limit the volume of traffic for common online users.

After this configuration task is performed, a time range is created. Then you can specify the time range as the validity period when creating an ACL rule.

The validity period of an ACL rule can be either of the following types:

Absolute time range: The validity period is fixed.
Relative time range: The validity period is a periodic period, for example, each Monday.

Procedure

Run system-view
The system view is displayed.
Run time-range time-name { start-time to end-time days &<1-7> | from time1 date1 [ to time2 date2 ] }
The validity period of an ACL rule is created.
- You can configure up to 256 time ranges.
- Up to 32 relative time ranges (periodic time ranges) and 12 absolute time ranges can share one time range name.
Run commit
The configuration is committed.