Title :
An approach to generating network requirements
Author :
Zell, Bill ; Fetterolf, Peter C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Syst., Boston Univ., MA, USA
Abstract :
A formal technique is presented for generating traffic matrices for distributed data networks. Traffic matrices are used by engineers to design new networks or, more typically, plan for changes in an existing network. The technique combines measured data from proposed design changes to calculate a set of traffic matrices. Network hardware and applications are defined by a weighted connection matrix. Traffic is estimated using a set of statistics for different types of applications
Keywords :
computer networks; matrix algebra; telecommunication traffic; computer networks design; distributed data networks; measured data; proposed design changes; traffic estimates; traffic matrices; weighted connection matrix; Aggregates; Design engineering; Hardware; LAN interconnection; Network servers; Performance analysis; Routing; Statistics; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM '91. Proceedings. Tenth Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies. Networking in the 90s., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Bal Harbour, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-694-2
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.1991.147580
