What is Erlang ?
Erlang : An Erlang is a unit of telecommunications traffic measurement. Strictly speaking, an Erlang represents the continuous use of one voice path. In practice, it is used to describe the total traffic volume of one hour. in other words " a one ckt can one hour of traffic is known as 1Erlang" For example, if a group of user made 30 calls in one hour, and each call had an average call duration of 5 minutes, then the number of Erlangs this represents is worked out as follows: Minutes of traffic in the hour = number of calls x duration Minutes of traffic in the hour = 30 x 5 Minutes of traffic in the hour = 150 Hours of traffic in the hour = 150 / 60 Hours of traffic in the hour = 2.5 Traffic figure = 2.5 Erlangs The main Erlang traffic model are listed below Erlang B This is the most commonly used traffic model, and is used to work out how many lines are required if the traffic f...