Then how does the burst_size play a role here ? How is the burst_size be calculated ? Since requests_per_sec is 100/s => 1 request per 0.01 sec - then does that mean 50 is also 50 per 0.01 sec or is it 1 per 0.02 sec ? Posted at Nginx Forum: https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,274089,275256#msg-275256