What is link bandwidth?
Link bandwidth is the measure of the amount of additional data that can be moved across the link in a second — i.e., what’s available for use by an IP Phone system after data traffic is taken into account. The unit of measurement is Kbps (kilobits per second). The Esi-Check applet in Esi-Tools measures the bandwidth to the link address and back as one path. The bandwidth measured is limited by the part of the path with the smallest bandwidth. If the IP connection at either end is asymmetrical, the resulting measurement will be limited by the smaller part of the asymmetrical connection. The measured bandwidth will be less than the total bandwidth of the link by the amount of bandwidth consumed by the data traffic (i.e., M = Total — Data). It is useful to measure the link bandwidth during business hours, when typical or heavy data traffic is being experienced. For a new site, this additional bandwidth is what’s available for adding Remote IP Feature Phones or Esi-Link sites.
Link bandwidth is the measure of the amount of additional data that can be moved across the link in a second — i.e., what’s available for use by an IP Phone system after data traffic is taken into account. The unit of measurement is Kbps (kilobits per second). The measured bandwidth will be less than the total bandwidth of the link by the amount of bandwidth consumed by the data traffic (i.e., M = Total — Data). It is useful to measure the link bandwidth during business hours, when typical or heavy data traffic is being experienced. For a new site, this additional bandwidth is what’s available for adding Remote IP Phones.
Related Questions
- How does HyperIP handle congestion between two sites? For example, what will happen if the link/network between two sites is not dedicated or there is no bandwidth guaranteed?
- Why Is the Link with the Maximum Reservable Bandwidth Selected in CSPF Calculation Although the Tie-breaking Is Set to Most-Fill Mode?
- Can I monitor bandwidth usage per link or on an aggregate basis?
