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Measurement of traffic within a network allows network managers and analysts to both make day-to-day decisions about operations and to plan for long-term developments.〔Penttinen A., ''Chapter 4 – Traffic Modelling and Measurements'', Lecture Notes: S-38.145 - Introduction to Teletraffic Theory, Helsinki University of Technology, Fall 1999.〕〔Kennedy I., ''Why Traffic Measurement?'', School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, 2003〕 Traffic Measurements are used in many fundamental activities such as:〔 *Identification of traffic patterns and trends *Calculating the traffic intensity in a specific circuit or group *Monitoring the service *Dimensioning and managing the network *Calculating tariffs *Performing forecasting *Dimensioning and managing the SS7 network *Checking the performance of the common channel signalling network The following sections will answer some fundamental questions about Traffic Measurement, such as: What should be measured; when should it be measured; what assumptions are made; and what errors can occur? ==When should traffic be measured?== Traffic Measurements are conducted on a continuous basis and the results compiled into reports for management which are used in management decisions on various time scales. Measurements that are taken every few minutes are used for network management and temporary routing, measurements every few hours, days and weeks are used for maintenance purposes and measurements that are taken over months or even years are used for long-term network deployment, upgrading and extensions.〔 To determine normal reference traffic for a network, the ITU recommends that a network traffic analyst must take measurements for the busiest hour of each day for a whole year.〔 The busiest hour is defined as that four consecutive quarter hours whose traffic intensity is the greatest. Measurements taken outside the busy hour can be discarded. The reference intensity of traffic is then calculated by taking the average traffic intensity of the top thirty days in the year.〔 Measurements taken on individual days can be discarded. This will give the normal high traffic intensity in the network, allowing network managers to make long-term strategic decisions.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Traffic measurement (telecommunications)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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