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Erlang - A Unit of Traffic

An Erlang is a unit used to measure telecommunications traffic over a one hour period, representing the continuous use of one voice path. It is calculated by taking the total minutes of traffic and dividing by 60, with an example given of 30 calls over 5 minutes each equaling 2.5 Erlangs. Erlang measurements help network designers understand traffic patterns to successfully design network topology and trunk group sizes.

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Erlang - A Unit of Traffic

An Erlang is a unit used to measure telecommunications traffic over a one hour period, representing the continuous use of one voice path. It is calculated by taking the total minutes of traffic and dividing by 60, with an example given of 30 calls over 5 minutes each equaling 2.5 Erlangs. Erlang measurements help network designers understand traffic patterns to successfully design network topology and trunk group sizes.

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Erlang - a unit of traffic:

An Erlang is a unit of telecommunications traffic measurement. Strictly speaking, an Erlang represents the continuous use of one voice path. In practice, it is used to describe the total traffic volume of one hour. For example, if a group of user made 30 calls in one hour, and each call had an average call duration of 5 minutes, then the number of Erlangs this represents is worked out as follows: Minutes of traffic in the hour = number of calls x duration Minutes of traffic in the hour = 30 x 5 Minutes of traffic in the hour = 150 Hours of traffic in the hour Hours of traffic in the hour Traffic figure = 150 / 60 = 2.5 = 2.5 Erlangs

Erlang traffic measurements are made in order to help telecommunications network designers understand traffic patterns within their voice networks. This is essential if they are to successfully design their network topology and establish the necessary trunk group sizes. Erlang traffic measurements or estimates can be used to work out how many lines are required between a telephone system and a central office (PSTN exchange lines), or between multiple network locations.

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