Design and implementation of TCP data probes for reliable and metric-rich network path monitoring

Proceedings of the 2009 USENIX Annual Technical Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2019, Pages 43-56

  Luo, Xiapu ^a   Chan, Edmond W W ^a   Chang, Rocky K C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBES; TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL;

ACTIVE PROBING; DATA TRANSMISSION MECHANISMS; DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONS; MIDDLEBOXES; MONITORING NETWORK; NETWORK PATHS; PATH MEASUREMENT; PATH MONITORING;

HTTP;

EID: 85077060243     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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