Bandwidth

Bandwidth has two meanings in seedbox hosting: the speed of the network connection (measured in Gbps or Mbps), and the total amount of data transferred over a period (measured in TB per month).

Plan speeds

Each Pulsed Media product line has a different network port speed:

Plan	Port speed	Shared between
V1000	1 Gbps	~10 users
M1000	1 Gbps	~15 users
M10G	10 Gbps	~12 users
Dragon-R	20 Gbps	~26 users

Port speed is the maximum the server's network interface can handle. Actual throughput depends on how many users are active at the same time, how many peers the swarm has, and whether the remote end can keep up.

On a 10 Gbps link with a well-seeded torrent, a 50 GB file can finish in about 40 seconds. On a 1 Gbps link, the same file takes about seven minutes.

Traffic calculation

Pulsed Media calculates traffic on a rolling 30-day window, not by calendar month and not by service renewal date. The counter looks at the last 30 days of transfer.

This means there is no "reset day" where your counter drops to zero. A large upload on day 1 still counts on day 29, and drops off on day 31.

Fair use policy

Plans labeled "unlimited" bandwidth operate under a 100 TB fair use threshold measured over the rolling 30-day window.

If a user exceeds 100 TB:

External upload speed is throttled to 100 Mbps
Datacenter-internal bandwidth stays at full link speed — transfers between PM servers are unaffected
The throttle lifts automatically as older traffic falls outside the 30-day window

For reference: 100 TB of upload in 30 days requires averaging about 300 Mbps around the clock.

Speed vs. transfer

Term	Measures	Unit	Example
Port speed	How fast data moves	Gbps / Mbps	"10 Gbps link"
Traffic / data transfer	How much data moved	TB / GB	"50 TB this month"
Throughput	Actual speed achieved	MB/s	"850 MB/s sustained"

Network speeds are measured in bits per second (Gbps, Mbps). File sizes and transfer totals are measured in bytes (GB, TB). 1 byte = 8 bits. A 1 Gbps link transfers about 125 MB/s at maximum.

Internal vs. external bandwidth

Pulsed Media distinguishes between internal and external traffic:

Internal — traffic between PM servers within the same datacenter. Runs at full link speed regardless of any throttle. Relevant for users running services across multiple PM servers.
External — traffic to and from the public internet. The fair use threshold applies here.

Torrent traffic is external (peers are on the public internet). SFTP downloads to your home connection are also external.

Checking your usage

Your current traffic usage is visible in the PMSS web panel. The welcome page shows your rolling 30-day traffic total and a usage graph.