Amazon EC2 instance network bandwidth

Publisher

Amazon Web Services

URL

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-instance-network-bandwidth.html

Published

unknown

Updated

unknown

Accessed

2026-10-14

HTTP status

200

License

AWS documentation site terms; no-redistribution; short excerpts and locators only

Source notes citing this source

• EC2 instances with 16 vCPUs or fewer have a baseline bandwidth and can burst above it using network I/O credits for a limited time, typically 5 to 60 minutes. in context
• Multi-flow traffic through an AWS internet gateway is limited to 5 Gbps for instance types with fewer than 32 vCPUs. in context
• AWS notes an instance may not achieve its listed bandwidth if it exceeds instance-level allowances such as packets per second or tracked connections. in context
• Sustained SBC media on small EC2 instances should be sized against baseline network bandwidth and packet-rate allowances, not the burstable up-to figure, because burst lasts only minutes. inferred in context

Cite this source record

APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, October 14). Amazon EC2 instance network bandwidth. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/sources/aws-ec2-instance-network-bandwidth

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-aws-ec2-instance-network-bandwidth,
  title  = {Amazon EC2 instance network bandwidth},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/sources/aws-ec2-instance-network-bandwidth},
  note   = {Amazon Web Services, accessed 2026-10-14}
}