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Hello, I’m Rachael Ruble
with FiberLine Communications.
Thank you for joining us
for this discussion
about Burstable Bandwidth .
Burstable Gig E,
burstable Fast E and
burstable DS3.
Burstable bandwidth is commonly
available at speeds
of between 5 megabits per second (mbps)
to 45 mbps as DS3,
10 mbps to 100 mbps as Fast Ethernet,
or and from 100 mbps to 1000 mbps as Gig E.
For example, if you purchase
a burstable DS3 circuit,
you can commit to pay
for 10 mbps minimum each month,
but have the ability to burst
up to a full 45 mbps
during sporadic times
of unique need for increased bandwidth.
A burstable Fast Ethernet circuit
would allow a business to commit
to as low as 10 mbps each month
and be able to burst
up to 100 mbps as needed.
Burstable Gigabit Ethernet
requires a minimum commitment
of 100 mbps but will allow
a business to burst
up to 1000 mbps as needed.
Larger bandwidth commitments
are available
for each type of service.
Generally, the higher
the minimum commitment,
the lower the cost
per megabit of bandwidth.
Ethernet is more commonly
available as burstable
bandwidth than DS3.
Collocation facilities
often have greater access
to burstable bandwidth
due to their close proximity to fiber.
Customers that utilize
collocation facilities
are often better able to obtain
burstable bandwidth than customers
that terminate bandwidth
at their business location.
With burstable bandwidth,
the customer pays a fixed rate
monthly for the bandwidth
for which they commit,
plus the amount that they spike
over their minimum commitment.
For all bandwidth utilized
when they burst above
their minimum commit rate,
the customer pays
per mbps at the rate per mg
they have agreed to pay
for their minimum commitment.
The extra amount the customer pays
above the minimum commit
is a calculation of
how much bandwidth is used
above the minimum commit,
and for the time
the bursted bandwidth was used.
Most providers calculate
usage at the 95 percentile.
Examples of companies
that might benefit
from burstable bandwidth are;
call centers
that experience higher
than normal call traffic
during a marketing blitz,
large florists for holidays
such as Valentine’s day,
convention centers
that need much higher
than normal bandwidth
a few times each month
when they host large conferences,
or campaign centers that
engage in call blitzes.
If a company only requires
infrequent spikes
above their minimum
for brief periods
a few times a month,
utilizing burstable bandwidth
will probably save them money
on their monthly bill.
However, if this company
finds that they must
burst above their minimum
for long periods of time,
or frequently throughout the month,
it is usually less expensive
to purchase the amount
of bandwidth they commonly use,
rather than burstable bandwidth.
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I’m Jody Ellen,
the Director of Training here at FiberLine Communications.
Thank you for joining us today for this training session.