# Utilization-Based Sizing

> The ability to size capacity from measured utilization and wait-time targets.

Record: `lexicon:utilization-based-sizing`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-utilization-based-sizing

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Traffic Distribution](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/traffic-distribution.md) and before [Wait-Time Prediction](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/wait-time-prediction.md).

## Category

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/scalability-performance-optimization.md)

## Enabled by

- [Queuing Theory](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/queuing-theory.md)

## Linked from

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-scalability-performance-optimization.md)
- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon/lexicon-category-scalability-performance-optimization.md)