White Paper Abstract:
This forecast is part of the Cisco® Visual Networking Index (VNI), an ongoing initiative to track and forecast the impact of visual networking applications. The purpose of this paper is to lay out the details of the Cisco VNI global IP traffic forecast and the methodology behind it. For a more analytical look at the implications of the data presented below, please refer to the companion document to this paper entitled "Hyperconnectivity and the Approaching Zettabyte Era."