Source: https://guthlabs.ai/docs/instrument-workflows/network-planner/

instrument kit / verified-workflow-definition

# Network Planner

Address space and throughput reality.

Status: **observed**Lifecycle: **verified-workflow-definition**

## Goal

Address space and throughput reality.

## Instrument chain

- 01

**[CIDR / Subnet Calculator](<https://guthlabs.ai/docs/instruments/cidr-subnet-calculator/>)**

v4 subnets

VERIFIED

- 02

**[Subnet Splitter / VLSM Planner](<https://guthlabs.ai/docs/instruments/subnet-splitter-vlsm-planner/>)**

allocation

VERIFIED

- 03

**[IPv6 Address Explorer](<https://guthlabs.ai/docs/instruments/ipv6-address-explorer/>)**

v6

VERIFIED

- 04

**[Latency / Bandwidth / Transfer-Time Calculator](<https://guthlabs.ai/docs/instruments/latency-bandwidth-transfer-time-calculator/>)**

BDP & throughput

VERIFIED

- 05

**[MTU / Packet Fragmentation Calculator](<https://guthlabs.ai/docs/instruments/mtu-packet-fragmentation-calculator/>)**

framing

VERIFIED

- 06

**[Uptime / SLA Availability Calculator](<https://guthlabs.ai/docs/instruments/uptime-sla-availability-calculator/>)**

reliability

VERIFIED

## Handoffs and cross-checks

Base network → VLSM blocks; window/RTT caps effective throughput below line rate.

## PointGuard stance

Effective throughput = min(bandwidth, window/RTT) — quote the binding constraint, not the line rate.

## Sources and evidence

These pointers bind the page to evidence. They do not grant authority or collapse verification into deployment.

- `INSTRUMENT_COMBOS.json`

- `VERIFIED_LEDGER.json`