Octel Unified Messenger Concepts & Planning Guide
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Total estimated port
requirements To summarize, when sizing the number of total ports required for any
given server to provide a desired GOS, the following factors must be
considered.
nEstimated total busy hour offered traffic generated by both
internal and external callers.
nEstimated total busy hour offered traffic generated by all
applications, including those that place outgoing calls.
A system planner should allow for a safety or growth fac tor of 5% to 15%
when sizing the initial implementation.