Traffic volume
Encyclopedia
In telecommunication
networks, traffic volume is a measure of the total work done by a resource or facility, normally over 24 hours, and is measured in units of erlang
-hours. It is defined as the product of the average traffic intensity (in erlang) and the period of study (in hours).
A traffic volume of one erlang-hour can be caused by two circuits being occupied continuously for half an hour or by a circuit being half occupied (0.5 erlang) for a period of two hours. Telecommunication operators are vitally interested in traffic volume, as it directly dictates their revenue.
Traffic Volume Measure as
Traffic Volume = Traffic Intensity X time
= Earlang X time
V = A. T
Telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...
networks, traffic volume is a measure of the total work done by a resource or facility, normally over 24 hours, and is measured in units of erlang
Erlang unit
The erlang is a dimensionless unit that is used in telephony as a statistical measure of offered load or carried load on service-providing elements such as telephone circuits or telephone switching equipment. It is named after the Danish telephone engineer A. K...
-hours. It is defined as the product of the average traffic intensity (in erlang) and the period of study (in hours).
A traffic volume of one erlang-hour can be caused by two circuits being occupied continuously for half an hour or by a circuit being half occupied (0.5 erlang) for a period of two hours. Telecommunication operators are vitally interested in traffic volume, as it directly dictates their revenue.
Traffic Volume Measure as
Traffic Volume = Traffic Intensity X time
= Earlang X time
V = A. T