Burstable billing

Burstable billing is a method of measuring bandwidth based on peak use. It allows usage to exceed a specified threshold for brief periods of time without the financial penalty of purchasing a higher committed information rate (CIR, or commitment) from an Internet service provider (ISP).

Not to be confused with Frame-bursting.
"Burstable rate" redirects here. Not to be confused with Frame rate.

Most ISPs use a five-minute sampling and 95% usage when calculating usage.

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