The RATEEST target collects statistics, performs rate estimation calculation and saves the results for later evaluation using the \fBrateest\fP match. .TP \fB\-\-rateest\-name\fP \fIname\fP Count matched packets into the pool referred to by \fIname\fP, which is freely choosable. .TP \fB\-\-rateest\-interval\fP \fIamount\fP{\fBs\fP|\fBms\fP|\fBus\fP} Rate measurement interval, in seconds, milliseconds or microseconds. .TP \fB\-\-rateest\-ewmalog\fP \fIvalue\fP Rate measurement averaging time constant.