When designing networks it's very important to have accurate data of the traffic on them. Depending on the configuration, different tools can be used to measure the load of a network: for example HPOpenView, snmpwalk/get, MRTG, STG, NAI Sniffer, etc. You need to familiarize yourself with the measurement tools. You need to gather network measurements that characterize the behavior of the network so that you can use it for your project. In particular you need to use them in your analysis and simulation to characterize the background traffic. Depending on your assigned project the type of measurements of interest would be different, and it depends on your architecture and service you are adding to the network. Try to keep measurements simple.
Each group is required to generate statistics and graphical illustrations of the gathered measurements. Examples of these representations can be found in the example reports at http://www.esat.kuleuven.ac.be/~h239/reports.htm
Of the proposed software, some are more suitable
to check the configuration, others to do the measurements. The
recommended ones for for our projects are GetIF, STG, and MRTG. You
may find these tools are also helpful:
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