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In article <721.714404877@scrum> exubho@exu.ericsson.se writes:
>
>Hi,
>
>I have some statistics I have been gathering from one of my packet
>switch nodes within my company's private X.25 network.  I have been
>monitoring the incoming and outgoing bit/sec data rates between
>Richardson Texas and Stockholm Sweden.
>
>We have a full duplex communications link capable of 112
>kilobits/sec of data throughput.  We have recently gotten into a
>quarrel over what the utilization of the link is.  
>
>Here is the scenario.  My statistics tell me that I have the
>following:
>
>40,000 bits/sec input data rate
>60,000 bits/sec output data rate
>
>I think that the utilization of our line during this time (expressed
>as a percentage) is ((40,000 + 60,000)/112000) * 100%
>
>while some others here think that the utilization of our line
>(expressed as a percentage) is gotten by taking the higher of the
>two data rate figures and dividing that by the maximum data rate, or
>(60,000/112000)*100%.
>
>Does anyone have any input on which is the right way to express the
>utilization of our link?  Any input would be appreciated.
>
>Blake Holman
>Ericsson Network Systems, Inc.
>Richardson, Texas
>(214) 997-6784

Since you really have 112Kb/s of capacity IN EACH DIRECTION, I'd suggest that
you calculate the line utilization separately for each direction.

  Input: (40,000/112,000)*100%
  Output: (60,000/112,000)*100%

Art