Traffic View
The traffic page shows the amount of data transferred through the Merkato network control point by the data stream associated with this user. It includes charts to represent three timeframes:
The traffic page shows the amount of data transferred through the Merkato network control point by the data stream associated with this user. Three charts are provided to represent three timeframes:
· Daily chart showing 5 minute granularity
· Weekly chart showing 30 minute granularity
· Monthly chart showing 2 hour granularity
All three charts are based on five-minute sample intervals. Merkato gathers traffic statistics in both the input and output direction every five minutes. Each five-minute sample represents an average over that five-minute period. In other words, peaks of duration less than five minutes are not accurately represented in the charts. These five-minute samples are used directly in the daily chart. These values are then combined into longer averages for the weekly and monthly charts.
The green-shaded portion of the chart indicates traffic in the incoming direction. Traffic indicated by the blue line is in the outgoing direction. If you are unclear which direction corresponds to “in” and “out” with respect to your application, contact your Merkato administrator.
Below each chart are three columns of figures, indicating the maximum, average, and current values for the period displayed.
Use the traffic charts to help you decide how much bandwidth to purchase on the spot and reservations markets. Often, the best buying strategy is to buy what you normally use on the reservation market, then purchase additional bandwidth during periods of burst demand on the spot market. The traffic charts can also help you select the maximum desired quantity for your spot market valuation settings. There is little performance improvement, but potentially significant cost impact, when you purchase more bandwidth than you need.