1. A method for comparing traffic pattern models of a communication system, comprising computing, by a processor, a normalized transmission parameter for each traffic pattern model; computing, by the processor, model parameters for each traffic pattern model, wherein the model parameters for each traffic pattern model represent anticipated traffic flow patterns through the communication system over a predetermined time period; receiving data representing an actual traffic flow pattern through the communication system over the predetermined time period; comparing, by the processor, the model parameters representing anticipated traffic patterns for each traffic pattern model to the data representing the actual traffic flow pattern through the communication system; and comparing the normalized transmission parameters for each of the traffic pattern models.