An extensible probe architecture for network protocol performance measurement

Computer Communication Review

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 215-227

  Robert Malan, G ^a   Jahanian, Farnam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Online analysis; Packet filter; Passive measurement; Protocol performance

Indexed keywords

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DATA REDUCTION; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PACKET NETWORKS; PERFORMANCE;

INTERNET ROUTING INSTABILITY; PASSIVE PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT; WINDMILL PROTOCOL FILTER;

NETWORK PROTOCOLS;

EID: 0032178152     PISSN: 01464833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/285243.285284     Document Type: Article

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