Two Perspectives for Considering Traffic

• Traffic Maximization. Finds the maximal demand that a network can support considering its transport supply (1). Traffic maximization concerns engineers especially for simulations of maximal capacity of a transport system. It is also important to the planning of new transport systems. Traffic maximization establishes the operational capacity of networks, that is what amount of traffic they can handle under specific conditions.
• Costs Minimization. Affects a demand at minimal costs considering the transport supply (2). It concerns operators of transport systems for the management of their networks, since they are concerned about how a service can be offered, and this at a minimal cost.

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