Why is network utilization important?
A network, or network segment, is a common resource shared by the devices attached to the network. Only one device can transmit onto the network at a time. If a device, such as a PC, is ready to send data on the network, it must wait until the network is idle before sending data. If the utilization of the network is low (5% or under) a network device rarely waits for the network to be available. As the utilization increases, devices have to wait more often for other devices to finish using the network. In computer data traffic, high utilizations (30% or over) can cause a slowdown in data transfer, because of the increasing amount of time the network’s PCs spend waiting for the network to be available. High network utilization can be very detrimental to voice data. The voice data to an IP Phone, or IP PBX, consists of a stream of packets at regular intervals.
A network, or network segment, is a common resource shared by the devices attached to the network. Only one device can transmit onto the network at a time. If a device, such as a PC, is ready to send data on the network, it must wait until the network is idle before sending data. If the utilization of the network is low (5% or under) a network device rarely waits for the network to be available. As the utilization increases, devices have to wait more often for other devices to finish using the network. In computer data traffic, high utilizations (30% or over) can cause a slowdown in data transfer, because of the increasing amount of time the network’s PCs spend waiting for the network to be available. High network utilization can be very detrimental to voice data. The voice data to an IP Phone, or IP PBX, consists of a stream of packets at regular intervals. If the IP Phones and IP PBX are forced to wait too long to transmit a packet, the audio stream may be interrupted at the receivin
