Background:

OTSO/DSPSM/NCMB is tasked with providing network capacity studies and sizing recommendations in support of SSANet’s Wide-Area Network (WAN) infrastructure.

Objective:

Conduct network capacity studies, analyzing the performance of SSANet’s infrastructure, ensuring existing capacity is adequately provisioned, and plan for anticipated business growth. Capacity studies routinely scrutinize historical network data from various data sources such as: NetQoS ReporterAnalyzer NetFlow data, SNMP MIB Collector (SMC), Online NW Database (OND), and the DITM Circuit Database. These various data sources allow SSA to see how much utilization bandwidth is being used, how applications are using bandwidth, as well as, who are using the applications and when. A network capacity management methodology is employed to provide optimal bandwidth recommendations assisting budget management and planning. 

Scope of Effort

Sub-Task 1: 

Conduct network capacity studies supporting Network Capacity Planning and Performance

Purpose: 

Provide management and branch members with meaningful and accurate studies that will facilitate network capacity planning and performance

Activities: 

- Conduct monthly bandwidth analysis studies of SSA site’s that are approaching or exceeding bandwidth utilization thresholds identified by ad-hoc requests or Monthly NETWORK EARLY WARNING (NEWS) reports.

- Document and maintain daily, weekly, and monthly status reports of all bandwidth capacity studies using Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.

- Update the Web Request Tracking Systems when necessary using Excel.

- Research and document SSA office configuration changes using progression logs (i.e., TSRP, VTC Expansion, Workstation Refreshment, Switch refreshment, etc.).
- Interact with staff in other components to gather requirements and provide bandwidth recommendations.

- Act as a de facto member of the network capacity planning and reporting teams in NCMB; attend meetings, interface with components within SSA, research network performance problems, research new tools, etc.

Deliverables:

- Ad-hoc bandwidth analysis studies should be submitted to Team Lead, Acting Team Lead, and/or Technical Contact as needed, and posted to the Bandwidth Analysis Archive Website.

- Monthly NETWORK EARLY WARNING SYSTEM (NEWS) and Review list bandwidth analysis studies should be submitted to the Team Lead or Acting Team Lead, and posted Monthly to the (NEWS) and Review Archive Website.

- All completed work requests should be added to the Web Request Tracking System, and updated on an as needed basis.

- When needed, document and provide SSA office configuration changes identified from progression logs to Technical Contact or Team Lead.

- Gathered reporting requirements and data requirements attained from meetings with other OTSO components will be documented and submitted to Technical Contact in a timely manner.

- Any and all network utilization problems that have been researched will be documented and submitted to the Technical Contact in a timely manner.

- Research on new tools will be documented and submitted to the Technical Contact in a timely manner.