Network assessment and short-term planning procedure

摘要

A method for relieving network node congestion includes determining an average of an aggregated load on a network node that routes network traffic, projecting a demand on the network node based on extrapolating the average of the aggregated load to a future period, determining a current level of congestion on the network node, and projecting a future level of congestion on the network node based on the projected demand and the current level of congestion. An available capacity of other network nodes in a portion of the communication network that includes the network node is determined, as well as whether the projected future level of congestion on the network node can be relieved using the determined available capacity of the other network nodes.

主权项

1. A method for relieving network node congestion, comprising:
determining, using a processor of a tangible computer, an average of an aggregated load on a network node that routes network traffic, using historical data of the network node for a past period of time; projecting a future demand on the network node by extrapolating the average of the aggregated load to a future period of time greater than one month; determining a current level of congestion on the network node; projecting a future level of congestion on the network node based on the projected future demand and the current level of congestion; determining an available capacity of other network nodes in a communication network that includes the network node; and determining whether the projected future level of congestion on the network node can be relieved in the future period of time using the determined available capacity of the other network nodes; wherein the communication network is reconfigurable to relieve the projected future level of congestion on the network when the projected future level of congestion can be relieved.