Modeling web request and session level arrivals

Proceedings - International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications, AINA

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 24-32

  Wang, Xuan ^a   Goseva Popstojanova, Katerina ^a  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL PROCESS; CANDIDATE MODELS; F-ARIMA MODELS; GAUSSIANITY; GOODNESS-OF-FIT TEST; MODEL SELECTION CRITERIA; NON-STATIONARITIES; RANGE DEPENDENCE; RIGOROUS APPROACH; SESSION LEVEL; WEB REQUESTS; WEB SERVERS;

EID: 70349481817     PISSN: 1550445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AINA.2009.114     Document Type: Conference Paper

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