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Engineering
Journal 3.2.3: Traffic
Measurement
Depending on the traffic type, you
should use one of the following four techniques to analyze and measure
traffic:
- Network management software-For some
types of traffic, you can use network management software to
analyze traffic statistics.
- Existing measurements-You can place
network analysis equipment on servers, and analyze packet flows
from router statistics for existing network segments.
- The estimation process-Where
existing measurements cannot be attained (for example, the
application does not yet exist), you can use an estimation
process. You should work with the application developers and the
network administrator to estimate transaction rates, lengths, and
flows to derive traffic statistics.
- Comparative sources-You can find a
known source that is likely to have similar characteristics and
adjust the traffic statistics accordingly.
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