Purchases Before August 2009
If you purchased after this date, please view this topic:
http://forum.ovh.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2725
OVH's new bandwidth regime explained
This explanation is based on a 100Mbps port speed server. The reason there are such different schemes now is based on guaranteed and non-guaranteed bandwidth, and which of these the customer requires for their "project".
Definitions:
Transit: Links which OVH pay for the bandwidth to pass over and billed on how much they use.
Peering: Links which OVH have a contract in to allow bandwidth to pass freely between both OVH and the provider, with no extra costs on bandwidth passing through it.
Client Basis: You as a client, are allocated this bandwidth to your entire "infrastructure" at OVH, this includes all of your servers. If you buy a "Client Basis" server you use up this allocated bandwidth. See the bandwidth tables for each server type for more information.
Server Basis: You as a client, don't use any of your "infrastructure" bandwidth when purchasing a server on a "Server Basis".
Peak Times: Defined as 11am that day until 1am the following morning every day.
OVH.CO.UK - PRO Servers
[UPDATE: 24th April 2009]
NOTE: It is now possible to have 200Mbps to the Internet on servers that have a 1Gbps NIC. Servers with a 100Mbps NIC can only get 100Mbps to the Internet, but this means you can have TWO 100Mbps NIC servers and get 100Mbps guaranteed to the Internet on them both. If you get two 1Gbps NIC servers, 200Mbps to the Internet is shared between them both. The same applies for more than two 100Mbps NIC servers or more than a single 1Gbps NIC server. See the table below...
PRO Servers
Bandwidth Table - This table shows the bandwidth you can send/receive on your infrastructure (infrastructure being all of the servers you rent) and the bandwidth you can send/receive per server.
No of Servers ... Infrastructure Bandwidth ... Guaranteed Server Bandwidth
1 ........................... 200Mbps ................... 100Mbps on 100Mbps NIC, 200Mbps on 1Gbps NIC
2 ........................... 200Mbps ................... 100Mbps on 100Mbps NIC, 100Mbps on 1Gbps NIC
3 ........................... 200Mbps ................... 66Mbps
4 ........................... 200Mbps ................... 50Mbps
5 ........................... 200Mbps ................... 40Mbps
6 ........................... 200Mbps ................... 33Mbps
7 ........................... 200Mbps ................... 28Mbps
8 ........................... 200Mbps ................... 25Mbps
9 ........................... 225Mbps ................... 25Mbps
10........................... 250Mbps ................... 25Mbps
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15........................... 375Mbps ................... 25Mbps
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20........................... 500Mbps ................... 25Mbps
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50........................... 1250Mbps ................. 25Mbps
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100.......................... 2500Mbps ................. 25Mbps
* = NIC speed and/or number of servers rented dependant.
PREMIUM SERIES > 200Mbps per CLIENT basis
For people with just 1 or 2 servers who need guaranteed 100Mbps-200Mbps* bandwidth and don't want to pay for the traffic.
100Mbps-200Mbps* OVH > Internet (Peering)
100Mbps-200Mbps* OVH > Internet (Transit)
100Mbps-200Mbps* Internet > OVH
100Mbps-200Mbps* OVH > OVH
Unmetered Bandwidth
Bandwidth always guaranteed over TRANSIT and PEERING at 100Mbps-200Mbps*
Bandwidth priority:
Normal
TRAFFIC SERIES > 100Mbps per SERVER basis
For people with more than 2 servers who need guaranteed 100Mbps availability bandwidth but don't mind paying for the traffic.
100Mbps OVH > Internet (Peering)
100Mbps OVH > Internet (Transit)
100Mbps Internet > OVH
100Mbps OVH > OVH
10,000GB of bandwidth by default
Bandwidth always guaranteed over TRANSIT and PEERING while within your bandwidth limit
Bandwidth priority: Normal
If you exceed your bandwidth limit:
…OVH > Internet (Peering) speed dropped to 1Mbps.
…OVH > Internet (Transit) speed dropped to 1Mbps.
Bandwidth priority:
Low
You can purchase more bandwidth to return to 100Mbps-200Mbps*
BURSTABLE SERIES > 100Mbps per SERVER basis
For people with more than 2 servers who need 100Mbps burstable bandwidth but who don't use more than 15Mbps^ average per server overall.
100Mbps OVH > Internet (Peering)
100Mbps OVH > Internet (Transit)
100Mbps Internet > OVH
100Mbps OVH > OVH
Unmetered Bandwidth
100Mbps burst allowance
Bandwidth always guaranteed over TRANSIT and PEERING
Bandwidth priority: Normal
Bandwidth allowance is based on 95th percentile
If the bandwidth average exceeds 15Mbps^ (minus the top 5% of "peaks" in bandwidth):
…OVH > Internet (Peering) speed will be dropped to 15Mbps^ with no burst allowance.
…OVH > Internet (Transit) speed will be dropped to 15Mbps^ with no burst allowance.
(^15Mbps is an example, the actual limit depends on your server)
Bandwidth priority:
Low
95th percentile is calculated daily and adjusted accordingly
UNMETERED SERIES > 100Mbps-1Gbps per SERVER basis
For people who need their bandwidth 100% guaranteed and high priority as their application is mission critical.
100Mbps-1Gbps OVH > Internet (Peering)
100Mbps-1Gbps OVH > Internet (Transit)
100Mbps-1Gbps Internet > OVH
100Mbps-1Gbps OVH > OVH
Unmetered Bandwidth
Bandwidth always guaranteed over TRANSIT and PEERING
Bandwidth priority: High
KIMSUFI.CO.UK - KIMSUFI Servers
[UPDATE: 24th April 2009]
NOTE: Kimsufi servers now have 100Mbps guaranteed to the Internet on the Standard Bandwidth series for a single server.
Kimsufi Servers
Bandwidth Table - This table shows the bandwidth you can send/receive on your infrastructure (infrastructure being all of the servers you rent) and the bandwidth you can send/receive per server.
No of Servers ... Infrastructure Bandwidth ... Guaranteed Server Bandwidth
1 ........................... 100Mbps ................... 100Mbps
2 ........................... 100Mbps ................... 50Mbps
3 ........................... 100Mbps ................... 33Mbps
4 ........................... 100Mbps ................... 25Mbps
5 ........................... 100Mbps ................... 20Mbps
6 ........................... 100Mbps ................... 16Mbps
7 ........................... 100Mbps ................... 14Mbps
8 ........................... 100Mbps ................... 12Mbps
9 ........................... 100Mbps ................... 11Mbps
10........................... 100Mbps ................... 10Mbps
11........................... 110Mbps ................... 10Mbps
12........................... 120Mbps ................... 10Mbps
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15........................... 150Mbps ................... 10Mbps
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20........................... 200Mbps ................... 10Mbps
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50........................... 500Mbps ................... 10Mbps
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100.......................... 1000Mbps ................. 10Mbps
* = Number of servers rented dependant.
STANDARD SERIES (Based on Kimsufi 'L') > 100Mbps per CLIENT basis
For people who have just 1 server and need 100Mbps guaranteed and don't want to pay for the traffic.
100Mbps* OVH > Internet (Peering)
100Mbps* OVH > Internet (Transit)
100Mbps* Internet > OVH
100Mbps* OVH > OVH
Unmetered Bandwidth
Bandwidth always guaranteed over TRANSIT and PEERING at 100Mbps*
Bandwidth priority: Normal
TRAFFIC SERIES (Based on Kimsufi 'L') > 100Mbps per SERVER basis
For people with more than 1 server who need guaranteed 100Mbps availability bandwidth but don't mind paying for the traffic.
100Mbps OVH > Internet (Peering)
100Mbps OVH > Internet (Transit)
100Mbps Internet > OVH
100Mbps OVH > OVH
2000GB of bandwidth by default (depending on the server)
Bandwidth always guaranteed over TRANSIT and PEERING while within your bandwidth limit
Bandwidth priority: Normal
If you exceed your bandwidth limit:
…OVH > Internet (Peering) speed will be dropped to 1Mbps
…OVH > Internet (Transit) speed will be dropped to 1Mbps
Bandwidth priority:
Low
You can purchase more bandwidth to return to 100Mbps
BURSTABLE SERIES (Based on Kimsufi 'L') > 100Mbps per SERVER basis
For people with more than 2 servers who need 100Mbps burstable bandwidth but who don't use more than 8Mbps^ average per server overall.
100Mbps* OVH > Internet (Peering)
100Mbps* OVH > Internet (Transit)
100Mbps* Internet > OVH
100Mbps* OVH > OVH
Unmetered Bandwidth
Bandwidth always guaranteed over TRANSIT and PEERING
Bandwidth priority: Normal
Bandwidth allowance is based on 95th percentile
If the bandwidth average exceeds 8Mbps^ (minus the top 5% of "peaks" in bandwidth):
…OVH > Internet (Peering) speed will be dropped to 8Mbps^.
…OVH > Internet (Transit) speed will be dropped to 8Mbps^.
(^8Mbps is an example, the actual limit depends on your server)
Bandwidth priority:
Low
95th percentile is calculated daily and adjusted accordingly
UNMETERED SERIES
This series is not available on Kimsufi.co.uk.