Which Indicators Signal the Need for Circuit Speed Increase?

Which of the following would indicate that a circuit speed should be increased?

A.

Low latency

B.

Low bandwidth consumption

C.

High number of SIEM alerts

D.

High packet drops.

D.

Option D: High packet drops would indicate that the circuit speed should be increased.

When data packets are transmitted over a network, they traverse through different network devices such as routers, switches, and cables. During this process, some packets may be lost due to errors or congestion on the network. This is known as packet loss. High packet drops mean that a large number of packets are getting lost, which can result in slow network performance and retransmission of packets, leading to increased latency.

Increasing the circuit speed can help to alleviate network congestion and reduce the likelihood of packet loss. A higher circuit speed means that more data can be transmitted in a shorter period, resulting in a more efficient and faster network. Additionally, increasing circuit speed can also help to reduce latency by allowing data packets to be transmitted more quickly across the network.

In contrast, options A, B, and C are not indicators that circuit speed should be increased. Low latency is desirable in a network as it represents a fast response time between devices, and reducing latency is generally achieved through other means such as optimizing network protocols or network design. Low bandwidth consumption is not necessarily a bad thing as long as it meets the network's requirements, and high number of SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) alerts indicate potential security issues that need to be addressed, but not necessarily a need to increase circuit speed.