Network capacity analysis using dynamic simulation

Network capacity planning and analysis is usually done in a static way, point to point, with an optimal network design developed by dimensioning nodes and links to handle end-to-end network traffic demands. There is little consideration for disaster event planning except for some redundancy built into the network design. We propose doing network capacity planning using a dynamic simulation network approach to account for the usual traffic network capacity and resilient network capacity simultaneously which handles both normal situations and disaster situations. This dynamic simulation approach is across aggregated wireline and wireless networks since critical networks require high reliability and resiliency against disruptions (both natural disasters-hurricanes and man-made disruptions - terrorist acts). This approach can be used to study the convergence of wireline and wireless networks and their joint capacity needs