Description: Information about a particular meter 'task.' By creating an entry in this table and activating it, a manager requests that the meter 'run' the indicated RuleSet.

The entry also specifies a HighWaterMark and a StandbyRuleSet. If the meter's flow table usage exceeds this task's HighWaterMark the meter will stop running the task's CurrentRuleSet and switch to its StandbyRuleSet.

If the value of the task's StandbyRuleSet is 0 when its HighWaterMark is exceeded, the meter simply stops running the task's CurrentRuleSet. By careful selection of HighWaterMarks for the various tasks a manager can ensure that the most critical RuleSets are the last to stop running as the number of flows increases.

When a manager has determined that the demand for flow table space has abated, it may cause the task to switch back to its CurrentRuleSet by setting its flowManagerRunningStandby variable to false(2).