Cisco Crosswork Planning Design 7.2.x User Guide

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Cisco Crosswork Planning Design 7.2.x User Guide

Use cases of demands

Updated: August 14, 2026

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Lists the main purposes and practical applications of demands in network modeling, design, and analysis.

Demands are used in network planning to support these use cases.

Use cases of demands

Purpose

Suggested Steps to Take

Model discovered networks

  1. Create a demand mesh based on where the traffic originates. For example, if all traffic is between edge routers, create a demand mesh between those edge routers. For more information, refer to Create a demand mesh.

  2. Set the demand traffic manually or using the Demand Deduction tool. For more information, refer to Modify demand traffic and Estimate demand traffic using demand deduction.

Model future usage in the network

  1. Create a demand mesh. For more information, refer to Create a demand mesh.

  2. After setting the traffic, use the Cisco Crosswork Planning tools for growing the traffic and then analyze the effects on the network. You can import demand growth, you can modify selected demand traffic to emulate growth, or you can use demand groupings and other forecasting tools. For more information, refer to Evaluate Impact of Traffic Growth.

Design networks

  1. Create a demand mesh. For more information, refer to Create a demand mesh.

  2. Set the demand traffic using methods described in Simulate traffic using demands.

Analyze existing plans

Use a variety of Cisco Crosswork Planning tools that rely on demand traffic.