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describe_instance_types not reporting base/peak network bandwidth #9736

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@tillsteinert

Describe the bug

When running:
aws ec2 describe-instance-types --instance-types c8gn.medium
Some of the documented fields pertaining to network information seem to be missing. When I tested this a while ago (~1.5month) the API returned those fields as expected - so this seems to be a regression.
The issue also affects other instance types that I tested and expect to use network bandwidth burst.

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Expected Behavior

As per the API documentation, the 'NetworkCards' section of the result JSON should contain additional information on the network bandwidth capacities (e.g., BaselineBandwidthInGbps and PeakBandwidthInGbps) like the numbers reported in the instance specifications.

Current Behavior

Base/peak network bandwidth per network card is missing from the result:

"NetworkCards": [
                    {
                        "NetworkCardIndex": 0,
                        "NetworkPerformance": "Up to 25 Gigabit",
                        "MaximumNetworkInterfaces": 2
                        // Fields should show up here
                    }
]

Reproduction Steps

aws ec2 describe-instance-types --instance-types c8gn.medium

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CLI version used

aws-cli/2.11.19 Python/3.11.3 Linux/6.8.0-79-generic exe/x86_64.ubuntu.24 prompt/off

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Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS

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