Network topology generators: Degree-based vs. structural

Computer Communication Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 147-159

  Tangmunarunkit, Hongsuda ^a   Govindan, Ramesh ^b   Jamin, Sugih ^c   Shenker, Scott ^b   Willinger, Walter ^d  

^a USC/ISI   (United States)

^b ICSI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d AT AND T LABS RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Degree based generators; Hierarchy; Large scale structure; Network topology; Structural generators; Topology characterization; Topology generators; Topology metrics

Indexed keywords

DEGREE-BASED GENERATORS; HIERARCHY; LARGE-SCALE STRUCTURE; NETWORK TOPOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GENERATORS; TOPOLOGY CHARACTERIZATION; TOPOLOGY GENERATORS; TOPOLOGY METRICS;

GRAPH THEORY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INTERNET; METRIC SYSTEM; TOPOLOGY;

NETWORK PROTOCOLS;

EID: 33744908559     PISSN: 01464833     EISSN: 01464833     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/964725.633040     Document Type: Conference Paper

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