What is 95th Percentile Bandwidth billing?
The per Mbps bandwidth is based upon 5 minute averages of your actual usage, then subjected to 95th percentile adjustment. You pay based on this average in 1 Mbps increments at a set rate, depending on your commitment level. Here’s how it works: We sample your actual usage every 5 minutes, we then average the total and post the result as a 5 minute usage point on your usage graph. Over the month, we will continue to plot the 5 minute averages, which total about 8,640 points plotted on the graph. We then take the top 5 percent of your usage (432 points) and throw it out! Your usage is determined based upon the highest remaining usage plotted. If your usage is at or lower than your committed bandwidth AFTER we’ve taken off the top 5%, you will not receive any additional billing. Any usage over the minimum will be billed at the appropriate rate. You are automatically placed on a burstable 100 Mbps link. You’ll be able to monitor your bandwidth usage to understand exactly what your usage i