Analysis and modelling of a broadband fiber access network with high peer-to-peer traffic load

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 506-526

  García, Roberto ^a   García, Victor ^a   Pañeda, Xabiel G ^a   Melendi, David ^a   Pérez, Jesús ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b Scientific Park   (Spain)

Author keywords

Broadband fiber network; Data transmission; Heavy tail distributions; Network simulation; Peer to peer traffic

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; FIBERS; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC; USER INTERFACES;

BROADBAND FIBER NETWORK; HEAVY-TAIL DISTRIBUTIONS; NETWORK SIMULATION; PEER-TO-PEER TRAFFIC;

BROADBAND NETWORKS;

EID: 33744513789     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2005.09.001     Document Type: Article

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