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On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, Stanley, Jon wrote: > > Without getting into a religious debate, I need some consensus for a > problem that I am having regarding the definition of a burstable > circuit. > > In my view of the world, a burstable circuit is defined as one where > the customer can send us as much data as they would like (for example, > an entire DS3's worth on a consistent basis), and we would bill them > for usage above the contracted amount via some method (we use 90th > percentile reporting) > > In someone else's view inside the company, the customer should be > prohibited from sending above the contracted rate for any extended > period of time by policing at the ATM layer. Both views are viable, > but I believe (nearly religously) that the former view is correct. > > Any input would be appreciated. To me, what you view as "burstable" means "metered". IMHO, "burstable" means you are gauranteed X bandwidth, and you can burst up to Y, but only if network conditions allow. Andy xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Andy Dills 301-682-9972 Xecunet, LLC www.xecu.net xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Dialup * Webhosting * E-Commerce * High-Speed Access
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