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by swndlovu

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I have just joined a netwprk capacity and performance department,
Dilema: there are no documented standards or matrices on Network capacity planning, we have a powerful that is being used for adhoc planning.
Question: what industry standards,considerations and methods, besides reading reports should one employ?
Dilema: The organisation I work for has numerous(over 20) in house built and other applications.
Question: what is the best way to identify and profile these applications?

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by uffe.sommerlund

think I need more specific in what areas is the planning Network Power planning cable planning LAN/WAN applcation usages of traffic ? more info please

by ispnetworker

To gather baseline information related to bandwidth requirements, i recommend using a historical recording application like MRTG. This aggregate baseline info can then be supplemented with application specific flow info from packet captures and network port statistics.

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