Baselining is a method for analyzing

computer network A computer network is a set of computers sharing resources located on or provided by network nodes. The computers use common communication protocols over digital interconnections to communicate with each other. These interconnections are ...

performance. The method is marked by comparing current performance to a "baseline" derived from past performance. If the performance of a

network switch A network switch (also called switching hub, bridging hub, and, by the IEEE, MAC bridge) is networking hardware that connects devices on a computer network by using packet switching to receive and forward data to the destination device. A netw ...

or other network components is measured over a period of time, that performance figure can be used as a comparative baseline for configuration changes.

Uses

Baselining is useful for many performance management tasks, including: * Monitoring daily network performance * Measuring trends in network performance * Assessing whether network performance is meeting requirements laid out in a service agreement

References

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