The performance analysis of linux networking - Packet receiving

Computer Communications

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1044-1057

  Wu, Wenji ^a   Crawford, Matt ^a   Bowden, Mark ^a  

^a FERMI NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Linux; Performance analysis; Process scheduling; Protocol stack; TCP IP

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; DATA TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS;

COMPUTING MODELS; DATA SETS; INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP); LINUX; PACKET TRANSMISSION; PROCESS SCHEDULING; TRANSPORT CONTROL PROTOCOL (TCP);

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS;

EID: 33847037490     PISSN: 01403664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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