Capacity Planning & Bandwidth Forecasting
RoutePulse delivers ISP-grade capacity planning built around the P95 billing methodology that mirrors real carrier invoice calculations. The platform continuously tracks current utilization, P95 rates, committed data rates (CDR), margin to commit, and burst overage across every transit provider and IXP peering point. Each source receives its own dedicated P95 calculation with a per-source breakdown, giving network engineers precise visibility into bandwidth consumption patterns across providers such as Colt, Cogent, Antenna, Lumen, RETN, and UPC, as well as three Internet Exchange Points.
Growth trend projections powered by linear regression enable proactive capacity decisions before thresholds are breached. A timeline with utilization threshold bands visually distinguishes normal, warning, and critical zones, while a 6-month P95 billing history with trend analysis per source provides the long-term perspective needed for contract negotiations. CDR and port utilization gauges show the percentage of committed bandwidth in use, and burstable overage detection triggers alerts whenever P95 exceeds the committed rate. VPN tunnel traffic monitoring draws from ClickHouse with per-tunnel throughput data collected via FortiGate 30-second polling, and SD-WAN traffic is aggregated across redundant paths. Cost-advanced analytics deliver per-source cost modeling with what-if scenarios for informed procurement planning.
Key Capabilities
- P95 billing methodology matching real carrier invoice calculations for accurate cost tracking
- KPI strip displaying current utilization, P95 rate, committed data rate, margin to commit, and burst overage
- Per-source breakdown with individual P95 calculations for each transit provider and IXP peering point
- Growth trend projection using linear regression for proactive capacity decisions
- Utilization threshold bands on the timeline showing normal, warning, and critical zones
- 6-month P95 billing history with per-source trend analysis for contract planning
- CDR and port utilization gauges showing percentage of committed bandwidth consumed
- VPN tunnel traffic monitoring from ClickHouse with per-tunnel throughput via FortiGate 30-second polling
- Cost-advanced analytics with per-source cost modeling and what-if scenarios
- Burstable overage detection with alerts when P95 exceeds the committed rate
- SD-WAN traffic aggregation across redundant paths for consolidated visibility
- Support for multiple transit providers (Colt, Cogent, Antenna, Lumen, RETN, UPC) and 3 IXPs
Engineered and operated by the GOLINE SOC & Network Engineering team.
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