<s>
In	O
computer	B-Architecture
networking	I-Architecture
,	O
micro-bursting	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
behavior	O
seen	O
on	O
fast	O
packet-switched	B-Protocol
networks	I-Protocol
,	O
where	O
rapid	O
bursts	O
of	O
data	B-Protocol
packets	I-Protocol
are	O
sent	O
in	O
quick	O
succession	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
periods	O
of	O
full	O
line-rate	O
transmission	O
that	O
can	O
overflow	O
packet	B-Protocol
buffers	B-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
network	O
stack	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
network	O
endpoints	O
and	O
routers	O
and	O
switches	O
inside	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
mitigated	O
by	O
the	O
network	B-Application
scheduler	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
micro-bursting	B-Protocol
is	O
often	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
TCP	B-Protocol
on	O
such	O
a	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
