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name: bare-metal-view-bandwidth-graphs
title: Viewing bandwidth graphs
description: Public data network traffic that is transferred Outbound from IBM Cloud® data centers around the globe are assessed as outbound bandwidth charges. Bandwidth graphs display public and private network usage for all network traffic that is associated with your device for a time period.
last-updated: 2025-08-13
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# Viewing bandwidth graphs
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Public data network traffic that is transferred Outbound from IBM Cloud® data centers around the globe are assessed as outbound bandwidth charges. Bandwidth graphs display public and private network usage for all network traffic that is associated with your device for a time period.
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## Before you begin
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* Go to your console's device menu.
* Make sure that you have any necessary account permissions and device access. Only the account owner, or a user with the **Manage users** classic infrastructure permission, can adjust the permissions.
* Understand [how Classic bandwidth metering is priced](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/bandwidth-metering?topic=bandwidth-metering-faqs&format=markdown#price-points).

## Viewing your bandwidth graphs
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To view your bandwidth graphs, follow these steps:

1. Click the menu icon ![Menu icon](../../icons/icon_hamburger.svg) > **Classic Infrastructure** > **Network** > **Bandwidth**.
2. Select the type of network usage (public or private) from the **View** list.
3. Select the time period for the graph from the **View By** drop-down list. Preset date ranges are most commonly queried. For a custom date range, select **Custom date range**.
4. Select the start and end dates from the corresponding drop-down calendars.
5. Click **Draw the graph**.

## Optimizing your bandwidth usage
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You can optimize bandwidth usage by "pooling" all of the bandwidth together for servers into a bandwidth pool. Bandwidth averages for servers in a bandwidth pool are summed up as a whole. Averages are calculated only if the total bandwidth of all servers exceeds the total allocated bandwidth for all servers versus metering at the individual server level.

## Adding a bandwidth pool
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To add a bandwidth pool, click **Network** > **Bandwidth** > **Pools** > **Add**.

## What happens next
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The graph appears under the selected details and displays the requested data for the time range in bits per second (bps).