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Traffic Management
Workflows

Ten detailed agent workflows for intelligent traffic shaping, QoS policy enforcement, application-aware routing, congestion management, fair-use enforcement, zero-rating classification, video optimization, gaming QoS, emergency traffic prioritization, and network slicing intelligence — all powered by real-time domain categorization and enrichment data.

1Application-Aware QoS Policy Engine

AI agent dynamically assigns QoS tiers to traffic flows based on domain intelligence — application type, content category, business model, and subscriber plan — ensuring optimal service delivery.

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Classify Traffic by Application Type
Agent enriches active traffic flows with IAB categories and web filtering to assign application types for QoS policy matching.
IAB Categories /products Personas OpenPageRank
QoS POLICY ENGINE — REAL-TIME CLASSIFICATION ═══════════════════════════════════════════════ ACTIVE FLOWS: 847M concurrent sessions QoS TIERS: Real-Time (T1), Interactive (T2), Streaming (T3), Bulk (T4), Best-Effort (T5) APPLICATION → QoS TIER MAPPING: Tier 1 — Real-Time (lowest latency) VoIP: *.zoom.us, *.teams.microsoft.com, *.webex.com IAB: Technology > Communications > Video Conferencing QoS: 10ms max latency, 2ms jitter, 0% loss Tier 2 — Interactive Gaming: *.steampowered.com, *.epicgames.com, *.riotgames.com IAB: Gaming > Online Gaming > Multiplayer QoS: 30ms max latency, 5ms jitter, 0.1% loss Tier 3 — Streaming Video: *.netflix.com, *.youtube.com, *.disneyplus.com IAB: Arts & Entertainment > Streaming > Video QoS: Bandwidth guaranteed, buffering minimized Tier 4 — Bulk Transfer Downloads: *.windowsupdate.com, *.akamai.net IAB: Technology > Software Updates QoS: Bandwidth-limited during peak, unrestricted off-peak Tier 5 — Best-Effort P2P: *.bittorrent.com, uncategorized file sharing IAB: Technology > File Sharing > P2P QoS: Lowest priority, throttled during congestion
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Dynamic Tier Assignment for New Domains
Agent classifies previously unseen domains in real-time and assigns appropriate QoS tiers based on domain intelligence.
/docs /api Web Filtering
Domain Signal
edge.new-cloud-gaming.gg — New cloud gaming service. IAB: Gaming > Cloud Gaming, /products: low-latency game streaming, /api: WebRTC endpoints. Assigned to Tier 2 (Interactive) automatically based on domain intelligence.
AUTO-ASSIGNED: Tier 2 (Interactive / Gaming)
Sector Signal
New application domains appear at rate of 2,400/day. Without domain intelligence, these would all default to best-effort QoS, causing poor experience for latency-sensitive apps. Domain intelligence enables instant tier assignment for 89% of new domains.
COVERAGE: 89% instant QoS assignment for new domains
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QoS Performance Report

QoS POLICY REPORT

QoS PERFORMANCE — PEAK HOUR ANALYSIS ═══════════════════════════════════════ Tier 1 (Real-Time): Avg latency 8ms, 0% subscriber complaints Tier 2 (Interactive): Avg latency 24ms, jitter 3ms Tier 3 (Streaming): Buffer ratio 0.2%, avg bitrate 18 Mbps Tier 4 (Bulk): Throttled to 50 Mbps during peak (20:00-22:00) Tier 5 (Best-Effort): Avg throughput 12 Mbps during peak DOMAIN CLASSIFICATION COVERAGE: Known domains: 97.2% — pre-classified via domain database New domains: 89% — instant classification via domain intel Unclassified: 1.4% — defaulted to best-effort PROCESSING TIME: 0.4 seconds | COST: $0.01 API

2Congestion-Aware Traffic Shaping

AI agent implements intelligent traffic shaping during network congestion, using domain intelligence to prioritize critical applications while minimizing subscriber experience impact.

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Detect Congestion Points
Agent monitors network utilization and identifies congestion hotspots, analyzing traffic composition using domain intelligence to determine shaping strategy.
Network Utilization IAB Categories /products
CONGESTION MANAGEMENT AGENT — ALERT ═══════════════════════════════════════ CONGESTION DETECTED: EU-West Cell Site Cluster #847 UTILIZATION: 94.2% (threshold: 85%) SUBSCRIBERS: 12,400 active on congested segment DURATION: 18 minutes and increasing TRAFFIC COMPOSITION (via domain intelligence): Video Streaming: 52.4% (Netflix 22%, YouTube 18%, Other 12%) Social Media: 18.1% (TikTok 8%, Instagram 6%, Other 4%) Web Browsing: 11.2% Gaming: 7.8% Software Updates: 6.2% (Windows Update 4%, app updates 2%) P2P/File Sharing: 4.3%
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Apply Intelligent Shaping Policies
Agent applies graduated traffic shaping — reducing bulk/P2P first, then throttling video quality, while preserving real-time and interactive applications.
Sector Signal
Shaping strategy: Defer software updates (6.2% bandwidth freed), throttle P2P (4.3% freed), reduce video from 4K to 1080p for non-premium subscribers (est. 14% bandwidth reduction). Total: 24.5% reduction — below congestion threshold. Real-time/gaming untouched.
RESOLVED: Congestion mitigated — minimal subscriber impact
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Congestion Management Report

CONGESTION MANAGEMENT REPORT

CONGESTION EVENT SUMMARY ═══════════════════════════ Events this week: 34 Avg duration: 22 minutes (down from 47 min without shaping) Subscriber complaints: 4 (down from avg 89 without shaping) SHAPING EFFECTIVENESS: Software update deferral: Saved 6.2% bandwidth per event P2P throttling: Saved 4.3% bandwidth per event Video quality adjustment: Saved 14% bandwidth per event Real-time apps affected: 0% — fully protected PROCESSING TIME: 1.1 seconds | COST: $0.02 API

3Zero-Rating & Sponsored Data Classification

AI agent classifies traffic for zero-rating programs and sponsored data offers, ensuring accurate domain-to-partner mapping and preventing abuse of free data allowances.

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Map Partner Domains for Zero-Rating
Agent maintains comprehensive domain-to-partner mappings using partner page analysis, CDN tracking, and IAB categorization to ensure all partner traffic is correctly zero-rated.
/partners /products IAB Categories Countries
ZERO-RATING CLASSIFICATION ENGINE ════════════════════════════════════ ACTIVE ZERO-RATING PROGRAMS: 4 partner agreements DOMAINS MAPPED: 8,947 across all partners PARTNER DOMAIN MAPPING: Music Streaming Package (Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer) Domains: 234 (CDNs, APIs, image servers, podcast feeds) *.scdn.co, *.spotifycdn.com, *.mzstatic.com New CDN detected: audio-edge-47.spotify.com — auto-mapped Social Media Package (Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat) Domains: 1,247 (app APIs, CDNs, analytics, stories) NOTE: 12 new TikTok CDN endpoints this week Education Package (Khan Academy, Coursera, edX) Domains: 189 (video CDNs, APIs, assessment servers) Health Package (Telemedicine apps, health trackers) Domains: 67 (video, chat, health data APIs)
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Detect Zero-Rating Abuse
Agent detects subscribers attempting to tunnel non-partner traffic through zero-rated domains, or VPN services claiming to be partner CDNs.
Web Filtering Domain Ages
Domain Signal
vpn-tunnel-spotify.proxy.io — Domain claims to be Spotify CDN but domain intelligence reveals: age 8 days, web filtering: VPN/Proxy, IAB: Proxy Services, no Spotify partnership confirmed. 234 subscribers tunneling general traffic through this domain to exploit zero-rating.
ABUSE DETECTED: VPN tunneling via zero-rating bypass
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Zero-Rating Accuracy Report

ZERO-RATING CLASSIFICATION REPORT

ZERO-RATING PROGRAM — MONTHLY REPORT ═══════════════════════════════════════ Total zero-rated traffic: 42.8 PB Partner domains tracked: 8,947 New CDN endpoints auto-mapped: 47 this month CLASSIFICATION ACCURACY: Correctly zero-rated: 99.4% Missed (partner CDN): 0.3% — corrected within 2 hours Abuse attempts blocked: 847 (VPN tunneling, proxy bypass) REVENUE IMPACT: Abuse prevention: $124K/mo saved (non-partner traffic correctly billed) Partner satisfaction: All SLAs met for zero-rating accuracy PROCESSING TIME: 4.2 seconds | COST: $0.08 API

4Video Optimization & Transcoding Intelligence

AI agent optimizes video streaming delivery by identifying video domains, determining optimal quality settings per subscriber plan, and managing video transcoding policies at the network edge.

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Identify Video Streaming Domains
Agent classifies all video-serving domains including new streaming services, user-generated video, live streaming, and video conferencing using IAB categories and content analysis.
IAB Categories /products /pricing Personas
VIDEO OPTIMIZATION AGENT ══════════════════════════ VIDEO DOMAINS TRACKED: 4,892 VIDEO TRAFFIC SHARE: 62.4% of total downstream VIDEO DOMAIN CATEGORIES: OTT Subscription: 41.2% — Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max, etc. User-Generated: 28.4% — YouTube, TikTok, Instagram Reels Live Streaming: 12.1% — Twitch, sports, news Video Conference: 8.7% — Zoom, Teams, Webex Education Video: 4.8% — Coursera, Khan Academy, Udemy Adult Content: 4.8% — Various (filtered per subscriber profile) NEW VIDEO SERVICES DETECTED THIS WEEK: stream-4k.newplatform.tv — /pricing: $14.99 4K tier live.esports-arena.gg — /products: e-sports live streaming
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Apply Plan-Based Video Policies
Agent matches video quality policies to subscriber plans — premium subscribers get 4K passthrough, standard gets 1080p, and basic gets 720p optimization during peak hours.
Company Signal
Video optimization by plan tier — Premium (4K): 2.1M subs, 47% of video bandwidth. Standard (1080p): 8.4M subs, 38%. Basic (720p peak): 3.7M subs, 15%. Domain intelligence ensures new streaming services are instantly classified for correct video policy.
OPTIMIZED: 18% bandwidth savings, 0.1% quality complaints
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Video Optimization Report

VIDEO OPTIMIZATION REPORT

VIDEO TRAFFIC OPTIMIZATION — WEEKLY ══════════════════════════════════════ Total video traffic: 527 PB Bandwidth saved via optimization: 94.8 PB (18%) Quality complaints: 0.1% of video subscribers OPTIMIZATION BY CATEGORY: 4K → 1080p (basic plan peak): 62 PB saved 1080p → 720p (basic plan peak): 18 PB saved Duplicate stream elimination: 14.8 PB saved PROCESSING TIME: 2.8 seconds | COST: $0.04 API

5Gaming QoS & Latency Optimization

AI agent identifies and prioritizes gaming traffic using domain intelligence, ensuring competitive online games receive low-latency treatment while cloud gaming gets bandwidth guarantees.

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Classify Gaming Domains & Traffic Types
Agent categorizes gaming domains into subcategories — competitive multiplayer, cloud gaming, game downloads, and game streaming — for differentiated QoS treatment.
IAB Categories /products /api Personas
GAMING QoS AGENT — CLASSIFICATION ════════════════════════════════════ GAMING DOMAIN CATEGORIES: Competitive Multiplayer (Tier 1 — lowest latency) *.riotgames.com — League of Legends, Valorant *.epicgames.com — Fortnite matchmaking *.valve.net — CS2, Dota 2 game servers Persona: Competitive Gamers | QoS: 15ms max, 2ms jitter Cloud Gaming (Tier 2 — bandwidth + latency) *.nvidia.com — GeForce NOW *.xbox.com — Xbox Cloud Gaming *.playstation.com — PS Remote Play Persona: Cloud Gamers | QoS: 30ms max, guaranteed 25 Mbps Game Downloads (Tier 4 — bulk) *.steampowered.com — Steam content servers *.cdn.ea.com — EA game downloads QoS: Off-peak unlimited, peak-hour throttled
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Dynamic Gaming QoS Adjustment
Agent detects when game sessions transition from menu/lobby to active gameplay and adjusts QoS accordingly.
Domain Signal
edge.new-cloud-gaming.gg — New cloud gaming service detected. IAB: Gaming > Cloud Gaming, /products: 4K 120fps game streaming, /api: WebRTC-based. Auto-assigned to Tier 2 with 25 Mbps guarantee. 847 active sessions.
AUTO-ASSIGNED: Cloud Gaming QoS tier
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Gaming QoS Performance Report

GAMING QoS REPORT

GAMING TRAFFIC OPTIMIZATION — WEEKLY ═══════════════════════════════════════ Gaming subscribers: 3.4M (24% of base) Competitive sessions: 12.4M this week Cloud gaming sessions: 2.8M this week QoS PERFORMANCE: Competitive: Avg latency 12ms, jitter 1.8ms Cloud Gaming: Avg bitrate 28 Mbps, frame drops 0.3% SUBSCRIBER IMPACT: Gaming tier churn rate: 2.1% (vs 5.4% base avg) NPS for gaming subscribers: +47 PROCESSING TIME: 3.2 seconds | COST: $0.06 API

6Fair-Use Policy Enforcement

AI agent enforces fair-use policies by classifying heavy bandwidth consumption by application type, distinguishing legitimate heavy use from network abuse using domain intelligence.

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Identify Heavy Usage Patterns
Agent monitors subscriber bandwidth consumption, enriching top-consuming domains with IAB categories to classify usage type — legitimate streaming vs P2P redistribution vs cryptomining.
IAB Categories Web Filtering /products
FAIR-USE ENFORCEMENT AGENT ═══════════════════════════ SUBSCRIBERS EXCEEDING THRESHOLD: 847 (>3 TB/month) USAGE CLASSIFICATION (top heavy users): Subscriber #1847: 4.2 TB — 89% Netflix/YouTube (legitimate 4K streaming) IAB: Streaming Media | LEGITIMATE — heavy streamer, no action Subscriber #2341: 8.7 TB — 94% torrent-cdn.fast-share.net IAB: File Sharing > P2P | Filter: P2P/Piracy REVIEW: Excessive P2P — fair-use policy applies Subscriber #3892: 12.4 TB — 87% pool.crypto-mine.io IAB: Cryptocurrency > Mining | Filter: Cryptomining VIOLATION: Residential plan used for commercial mining
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Apply Usage-Type Specific Policies
Agent applies differentiated fair-use policies based on usage classification — legitimate heavy streaming is treated differently from P2P abuse or cryptomining.
Domain Signal
pool.crypto-mine.io — IAB: Cryptocurrency Mining, web filtering: Cryptomining, domain age: 8 months. 12.4 TB consumed on residential plan. Residential ToS prohibits commercial cryptocurrency mining. Subscriber notified + speed reduced to 10 Mbps.
VIOLATION: Commercial mining on residential plan
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Fair-Use Enforcement Report

FAIR-USE REPORT

FAIR-USE ENFORCEMENT — MONTHLY ═══════════════════════════════ Subscribers exceeding threshold: 847 Legitimate heavy use: 612 (72%) — no action P2P abuse: 189 (22%) — throttled during peak Commercial abuse: 46 (5%) — speed restricted + warned BANDWIDTH RECOVERED: 124 TB/month FALSE POSITIVE RATE: 0.4% (domain intel distinguishes use types) PROCESSING TIME: 8.4 seconds | COST: $0.14 API

7Emergency & Critical Service Prioritization

AI agent identifies emergency services, government, healthcare, and critical infrastructure domains for automatic prioritization during network stress events or natural disasters.

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Classify Critical Service Domains
Agent maintains a continuously updated database of critical infrastructure domains using IAB categories, government classifications, and healthcare/emergency designations.
IAB Categories /about Web Filtering Countries
CRITICAL SERVICE CLASSIFICATION ══════════════════════════════════ CRITICAL DOMAIN CATEGORIES: Emergency Services: 847 domains Government emergency portals, police, fire, ambulance dispatch Healthcare: 2,400 domains Hospitals, telemedicine, ambulance tracking, medical records Government: 4,200 domains Public services, tax, social security, immigration Financial Infrastructure: 1,800 domains Banking, payment processing, stock exchanges Utilities: 340 domains Power grid, water, gas, telecommunications management
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Activate Emergency Priority Mode
During network stress events, agent automatically elevates all critical service domains to highest priority tier, ensuring essential services remain accessible.
Sector Signal
Emergency priority activated: Natural disaster (flooding) in EU-West region. 9,587 critical infrastructure domains elevated to Tier 0 (absolute priority). Emergency services, hospitals, and government information sites guaranteed full bandwidth. Entertainment throttled 80%.
EMERGENCY: Critical services prioritized — disaster event
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Emergency Response Report

EMERGENCY PRIORITIZATION REPORT

EMERGENCY TRAFFIC PRIORITIZATION ══════════════════════════════════ Event: Flooding — EU-West Region Duration: 14 hours Critical domains prioritized: 9,587 SERVICE AVAILABILITY DURING EMERGENCY: Emergency services: 100% availability Healthcare/telemedicine: 100% availability Government information: 100% availability Entertainment (throttled): Reduced to 20% bandwidth KEY METRIC: Zero critical service disruptions during event PROCESSING TIME: 0.8 seconds | COST: $0.01 API

8Network Slicing Intelligence

AI agent assigns 5G network slice resources based on domain intelligence, ensuring each application type gets the optimal network characteristics — ultra-reliable for autonomous vehicles, high-bandwidth for streaming, massive IoT for sensors.

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Map Domains to Network Slices
Agent classifies traffic into 5G slice categories using IAB categorization, application requirements from /docs pages, and latency/bandwidth profiles.
IAB Categories /docs /products Personas
NETWORK SLICING INTELLIGENCE AGENT ════════════════════════════════════ 5G SLICE → DOMAIN MAPPING: eMBB (Enhanced Mobile Broadband) Video streaming, social media, web browsing Domains mapped: 847,000 URLLC (Ultra-Reliable Low Latency) Autonomous vehicles, remote surgery, industrial IoT Domains mapped: 2,400 mMTC (Massive Machine Type Communications) IoT sensors, smart city, smart agriculture Domains mapped: 12,400
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Dynamic Slice Assignment
Agent dynamically assigns new domains to appropriate network slices based on real-time intelligence.
Domain Signal
api.autonomous-fleet.io — IAB: Technology > Autonomous Vehicles, /docs: V2X communication API, /products: fleet management for autonomous trucks. Requires URLLC slice (1ms latency guarantee). Auto-assigned.
ASSIGNED: URLLC Slice — autonomous vehicle traffic
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Slice Utilization Report

NETWORK SLICING REPORT

5G SLICE UTILIZATION — WEEKLY ═══════════════════════════════ eMBB: 78% utilization — 847K domains, 94% of traffic URLLC: 34% utilization — 2.4K domains, 0.4% of traffic mMTC: 62% utilization — 12.4K domains, 5.6% of traffic DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE VALUE: New domains auto-assigned to correct slice: 94% Misclassifications corrected: 6% (within 4 seconds) Slice SLA compliance: 99.97% PROCESSING TIME: 0.6 seconds | COST: $0.01 API

9Software Update Traffic Scheduling

AI agent identifies and schedules bulk software update traffic to off-peak hours, preventing Windows/iOS/Android updates from consuming bandwidth during peak streaming times.

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Detect Software Update Domains
Agent identifies all software update and distribution domains using IAB categories, /docs analysis, and known update server patterns.
IAB Categories /docs /products Domain Ages
UPDATE SCHEDULING AGENT ══════════════════════════ UPDATE DOMAINS TRACKED: 1,847 UPDATE TRAFFIC TODAY: 42.8 PB (5.1% of total) MAJOR UPDATE EVENTS DETECTED: *.windowsupdate.com — Windows 11 24H2 rollout — 18.4 PB *.apple.com/updates — iOS 19.3 release — 8.2 PB *.gvt1.com — Android monthly security patch — 4.1 PB *.steampowered.com — Major game update (12 GB) — 6.8 PB *.cdn.ea.com — Battlefield season launch — 5.3 PB
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Schedule Updates to Off-Peak
Agent throttles non-critical update traffic during peak hours (18:00-23:00) and allows full-speed downloads during off-peak, with exceptions for security updates.
Sector Signal
Windows 11 24H2 rollout coincides with peak evening hours. Without scheduling, would consume 18.4 PB during peak, causing 8% congestion increase. Deferring to off-peak saves 18.4 PB peak capacity. Security updates exempted — always delivered immediately.
SCHEDULED: Major updates deferred to 02:00-06:00 UTC
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Update Scheduling Impact Report

UPDATE SCHEDULING REPORT

UPDATE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT — WEEKLY ═══════════════════════════════════════ Total update traffic: 42.8 PB Deferred to off-peak: 34.2 PB (80%) Immediate (security): 8.6 PB (20%) PEAK-HOUR IMPACT: Bandwidth saved during peak: 34.2 PB Congestion events prevented: est. 12 Subscriber complaints prevented: est. 2,400 PROCESSING TIME: 2.4 seconds | COST: $0.04 API

10Traffic Analytics & Planning Dashboard

AI agent aggregates all traffic management data into strategic planning dashboards, using domain intelligence to forecast growth, identify capacity needs, and optimize network investment decisions.

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Aggregate Traffic Intelligence
Agent collects all traffic management metrics, enriched with domain intelligence trends — application category growth, new service adoption, and content evolution patterns.
All Traffic Workflows IAB Categories /press /products Countries
TRAFFIC ANALYTICS DASHBOARD — QUARTERLY ═══════════════════════════════════════════ PERIOD: Q1 2026 TOTAL TRAFFIC: 24.7 EB (exabytes) GROWTH: +18.4% QoQ TRAFFIC COMPOSITION TRENDS: Video Streaming: 62.4% (↑ from 58.1% last Q) Social Media: 14.2% (stable) Gaming: 8.4% (↑ from 6.8% — cloud gaming growth) Web/Other: 8.2% (↓ from 9.4%) IoT/M2M: 3.8% (↑ from 2.9% — smart home growth) Software Updates: 3.0% (stable)
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Growth Forecasting & Capacity Planning
Agent uses domain intelligence signals — new service launches, content strategy changes, technology adoption — to forecast traffic growth and capacity needs.
/blog /events /careers OpenPageRank
Sector Signal
Q2 2026 forecast: +22% traffic growth driven by: (1) NewPlatform Premier League 4K launch (+4%), (2) Apple Vision Pro spatial video streaming (+3%), (3) Cloud gaming mainstream adoption (+2%), (4) IoT smart home surge (+1.5%). Capacity expansion needed in 3 regions.
FORECAST: 22% growth Q2 — capacity expansion needed
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Strategic Planning Report

TRAFFIC PLANNING REPORT — Q2 2026

STRATEGIC TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN ═══════════════════════════════════ CAPACITY REQUIREMENTS: EU-West backbone: +400 Gbps needed by June 2026 EU-Central peering: +200 Gbps needed by May 2026 Mobile core: +150 Gbps needed by July 2026 INVESTMENT PRIORITIES (informed by domain intelligence): 1. Video CDN cache expansion (4K/8K growth) — $2.4M 2. Low-latency gaming infrastructure — $1.1M 3. IoT/mMTC slice capacity — $0.8M 4. Peering expansion (ByteDance, Apple) — $0.4M DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE ROI: Traffic forecast accuracy (with intel): 94% Traffic forecast accuracy (without): 71% Better planning saves est. $8.2M/year in over/under-provisioning PROCESSING TIME: 42.1 seconds | COST: $0.84 API
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