Traffic theory and the Internet.

We argue that traffic theory, an essential component in the design of traditional telecommunications networks, should be increasingly applied in the development of the multiservice Internet. We discuss the statistical characteristics of Internet traffic at different time scales. Modeling is facilita...

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Published in:	IEEE Communications magazine 39, 1 (2001).
Main Author:	Roberts, J.W
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	QoS guarantee. Capacity. Demand. Elastic flow. Elastic traffic. Mathematical modeling. Multiservice Internet. Performance. Statistical characteristics. Streaming. Telecommunications networks design. Traffic engineering. Traffic theory.