This read-create ShapingType specifies whether access-to-network traffic on the Ethernet Flow is shaped by port-level or flow-level shapers. The value is fixed and not changeable for a port-based flow, though regular and default flows on FSP150 products may support either mode. For example, an administrator sets a regular flow to flow-level shaping so its A2N rate is enforced independently of other flows sharing the same port.