Cisco says the right traffic model depends on three factors: traffic source characteristics (finite or infinite), how lost calls are handled (cleared, held or delayed), and the call arrival pattern (random, smooth or peaked).

Checked 2026-09-25

Vendor
Cisco
Product
Unified Contact Center Enterprise
Subsystem
traffic model selection
Deployment
on-premises
Region
not restricted
Release range
15.0(1)
Checked
2026-09-25

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 25). Erlang B and Erlang C for voice and contact center sizing: source note erlang-traffic-engineering-model-selection-factors. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/erlang-traffic-engineering-model-selection-factors

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-erlang-traffic-engineering-model-selection-factors,
  title  = {Erlang B and Erlang C for voice and contact center sizing: source note erlang-traffic-engineering-model-selection-factors},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/erlang-traffic-engineering-model-selection-factors},
  note   = {Source note erlang-traffic-engineering-model-selection-factors, checked 2026-09-25}
}

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