A Historical View of Network Traffic Models
Michael Wilson, mlw2@wustl.edu
Abstract
Network traffic models have evolved significantly over the lifetime of
the Internet. The earliest models were largely Poisson-based, designed
for ease of analysis. The discovery of traffic self-similarity
and long-range dependence required significant changes to traffic
models. We examine this evolution from the early models, through the
discovery of self-similarity, to the modern systems that account for
complexities such as the impact of TCP congestion control, and practical
modeling of arbitrary network traffic.
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