Patent ID: 6888849

Claim:
A method for evaluating capacity utilization of a terminus in a communication system; said terminus having a maximum capacity and accommodating a plurality of communication lines in coupled relationship with said terminus; each respective communication line of said plurality of communication lines having a respective line speed and a respective character-type; said respective character-type being one character-type of a plurality of character-types extant in said communication system; the method comprising the steps of: (a) identifying said plurality of communication lines; (b) identifying said respective line speed and said respective character-type for each said respective communication line; (c) determining type line speed contribution by respective said communication lines having a particular said respective character-type; (d) summing said type line speed contribution by all said respective character-types to determine a total line speed contribution for all of said plurality of communication lines; and (e) comparing said total line speed contribution with said maximum capacity to effect said evaluating.