Crossover scaling effects in aggregated TCP traffic with congestion losses

Computer Communication Review

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 89-100

  Liljenstam, Michael ^a   Ogielski, Andy T ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Renesys Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Self similarity; TCP

Indexed keywords

PACKET LOSS RATES; SELF-SIMILARITY; TCP; TRAFFIC RATE CORRELATIONS;

CONGESTION CONTROL (COMMUNICATION); CORRELATION METHODS; INTERNET; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PACKET NETWORKS;

TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

EID: 33645776746     PISSN: 01464833     EISSN: 01464833     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/774749.774761     Document Type: Article

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