An apparatus is provided for implementation of a system for assessing traffic through a multiple stage switch network. The apparatus may receive an indication of traffic to be routed through a multiple stage switch network configured to route the traffic from one or more input ports to one or more output ports according to a type of the traffic. The apparatus may calculate a network resource requirement of the traffic based on the input port(s), output port(s) and type of the traffic. Here, the network resource requirement may be calculated according to an algorithm specific to the type of the traffic, but generalized to any specific route of the traffic through the multiple stage switch network. And the apparatus may assess the traffic based on a comparison of a capacity of the multiple stage switch network, and the network resource requirement of the traffic.