On the testing for alpha-stable distributions of network traffic

Computer Communications

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 447-457

  Xiaohu, Ge ^a   Guangxi, Zhu ^a   Yaoting, Zhu ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Alpha stable distribution; Communication; Network modeling; Telecommunication networks

Indexed keywords

MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PACKET NETWORKS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ALPHA-STABLE DISTRIBUTION; NETWORK MODELING;

TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

EID: 1342264186     PISSN: 01403664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2003.10.004     Document Type: Article

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