Predict Where Congestion Will Hit — Not After It Does
Find the exact hop causing the slowdown and predict where the next bottleneck will form.
Why Congestion Goes Unnoticed
Congestion is often invisible until it causes significant packet loss or latency spikes.
Teams can see that a path is slow, but they can't see which specific router is saturated.
Standard tools miss MTU-driven throughput collapses that happen during low utilization periods.
Capacity planning is reactive, based on past bottlenecks rather than future risks.
The Impact
Hidden Congestion Costs
Congestion spikes during peak traffic hours
Result: Unexpected outages and frustrated users
How Congestion Hotspots Are Forecasted
Input Signals
CI + LCI + MRR
Delta Analysis
Buffer saturation detection
MTU Correlation
Throughput cliff detection
AI Forecast
30-60 min prediction
Hotspot Identified
Exact hop + time to saturation
Congestion Index
The forecaster combines the Congestion Index (CI), Local Congestion Index (LCI), and the MTU Reliability Rating (MRR).
Congestion Delta
By evaluating the Congestion Delta across individual hops, the system identifies where buffers are filling up.
Throughput Cliffs
It then correlates this with MTU stability to detect throughput cliffs.
Hotspot Forecast
The AI analyzes these hop-level signals to forecast which node is most likely to become the next bottleneck.
Watch Congestion Forecasting in Action
See how PathMetrics predicts congestion hotspots before they impact your network.
Congestion Hotspot Forecaster Demo
2:48 min • Predict before impact
The Path Intelligence Edge
Hop-specific congestion forecasting
Queue-level insight instead of utilization averages
Designed for targeted remediation
Path Hotspot Map
Predict congestion hop-by-hop and pinpoint routers likely to saturate before impact.
Edge Router
OKISP Core
75% RiskPeering Node
Saturates SoonDC Gateway
RisingBusiness Benefits
85%
Fewer Peak Outages
30-60
Min Advance Warning
40%
Cloud Cost Savings
99.9%
Forecast Accuracy
Prevent Peak-Hour Meltdowns
Identify and upgrade congested links before they hit 100% utilization.
Optimize Cloud Costs
Detect when traffic is being routed through expensive, congested peering points.
Faster Root Cause for Slowness
Instantly see if the congestion is in your LAN, the ISP, or the SaaS provider.
Safe Throughput Scaling
Ensure your paths can handle increased data loads without clipping.
Better ISP Accountability
Show your provider exactly which of their nodes is causing your congestion.
Ideal Use Cases
Stop reacting. Start predicting.
Get 30-60 minute advance warning on congestion hotspots — before they impact your users.
Locate Future BottleneckNo credit card required • See results in minutes
30-60
Min Warning
85%
Fewer Outages
Hop
Level Precision
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