On the applicability of available bandwidth estimation techniques and tools

Computer Communications

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-22

  Guerrero, Cesar D ^a   Labrador, Miguel A ^a  

^a University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Active network measurement; Available bandwidth estimation; Factorial design; Performance evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADMISSION CONTROL; AVAILABLE BANDWIDTH; AVAILABLE BANDWIDTH ESTIMATION; CONGESTION CONTROL; CROSS-TRAFFIC; FACTORIAL DESIGN; LOW COSTS; NETWORK ATTACK; NETWORK CONDITION; PACKET LOSS RATES; PACKET SIZE; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PROPAGATION DELAYS; RESOURCE PROVISIONING; SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS; TIME-SCALES; TRAFFIC ENGINEERING;

ACTIVE NETWORKS; COMPUTER CRIME; EQUIPMENT TESTING; ESTIMATION; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; INTERNET; NETWORK MANAGEMENT; OVERLAY NETWORKS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

BANDWIDTH;

EID: 70649103871     PISSN: 01403664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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