A tool for the generation of realistic network workload for emerging networking scenarios

Computer Networks

Volumn 56, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 3531-3547

  Botta, Alessio ^a   Dainotti, Alberto ^a   Pescapé, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Network workload; Synthetic network traffic; Traffic generation

Indexed keywords

ACCESS NETWORK; BROADBAND INTERNET; HOME NETWORKS; MOVING TARGETS; MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION; NETWORK SCENARIO; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH NEEDS; SECURITY AND PERFORMANCE; SYNTHETIC NETWORKS; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES; TRAFFIC GENERATION;

DESIGN; INTERNET; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

NETWORK SECURITY;

EID: 84865800505     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2012.02.019     Document Type: Article

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