Designer Viewpoint (4)
Sessions and usage patterns
- peak hours and traffic hours
- specific hours of bulk data transfer (e.g. backups)
- average traffic
- number of call setups (e.g. dial-up)
- number of active users / accounts
Other performance factors
- call setup and response time
- routing scenario
- data accuracy (some application cannot tolerate data errors)
- prioritization (priority scheme for each application)
- quality of service (audio, video)