Network Baselining
Identifying undesired network behavior

Baselining the network allows for objective identification of undesired network behavior. By generating reports that identify the most utilized lines, areas of the network that are either experiencing problems or are prime candidates for failure, can be readily identified.

At the same time, under-utilized areas of the network can be identified. Where redundancy and load sharing is involved, it may be discovered that traffic is routing only on one of the redundant connections. This situation may be undesirable because the bandwidth could be almost doubled in a properly configured network with load sharing.

The identification of undesired network behavior may lead to a network redesign or a change in network policy.