A system for and method of analyzing packet traffic in a packet-switched
network, including collecting traffic logs from a network operations
center, wherein the traffic logs are representative of packet traffic
passing through an actual configuration of the network, and wherein each
traffic log includes the time the traffic log was created and an
associated packet's network entry and exit points. The collected traffic
logs are stored in a computer such that the traffic logs can be replayed.
A computer file is thereafter created and is representative of a modified
network configuration that is different from the actual configuration of
the network. The traffic logs are replayed in coordination with the
modified network configuration to generate a histogram file
representative of packet traffic passing through or via at least one of a
host, node or link in the modified network configuration.