How to use Total properties in simple queues?

What is their purpose and how they differ to similar nontotal properties? Manual is not very generous in explanation, more or less, these properties are just listed.

total-burst-limit (integer) - burst limit for global-total queue
total-burst-threshold (integer) - burst threshold for global-total queue
total-burst-time (time) - burst time for global-total queue
total-limit-at (integer) - limit-at for global-total queue (limits cumulative upload + download to total-limit-at bps)
total-max-limit (integer) - max-limit for global-total queue (limits cumulative upload + download to total-max-limit bps)
total-queue (name) - queuing discipline to use for global-total queue

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Maximiliano
Intercity SRL
Wireless Internet Service Provider
The private implementation of Canopy most big of Sudamerica
Rio Cuarto-Argentina

Thanks, but that is not it. I know how to use usual bursting, and do it all the time. I am interested in total-* options which are similar to common ones.

Anyone?