Connection rates and burst limits, together, are known as rate limits. These rate limits help restrict inbound connections trying to enter your server. Rate limits are set in a class of service used with inbound admission policies.
The burst rate size determines the buffer capacity, which holds connection bursts. Connection bursts might enter the server at a faster rate than it can handle or that you might want to allow. If the number of connections in a burst exceeds the connection burst rate you set, then the additional connections are discarded.
The average connection rate specifies the limit of new, established connections or rate of accepted Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) requests allowed into a server. If a request causes the server to exceed the limits you set, the server denies the request. The average connection request limit is measured in connections per second.
To view real-time monitor data instead of a particular data collection, open the monitor. The monitor gives real-time statistics on all active policies.