Systems Seminar
On the Effect of TCP Congestion Control Mechanism on Network Traffic
Peerapol Tinnakornsrisuphap
UW ECE Dept.
Abstract
Extensive measurements of network traffic have shown that long-range
dependence (LRD) is a phenomenon present in both LAN and WAN traffic.
All studies thus far have suggested that the cause of LRD in network
traffic is due to the heavy-tailed distribution in filesize, or ON-OFF
period distribution of the sources. However, one key component often
neglected or failed to be isolated in these studies is the congestion
control mechanism in TCP, which can modulate the behavior of the traffic
generated by traffic sources. In this talk, we will first review
fundamental concepts in the network traffic characterization problem.
Next, results from the experimental study of the effect of TCP on
network traffic will be presented. The talk will conclude with a
discussion on several interesting open problems that arise when trying
to characterize TCP traffic.
This research was supported in part by funding from the Los Alamos
Computer Science Institute at Los Alamos National Laboratory under the
supervision of Drs. Wu-chun Feng and Ian Philp.
Time and Place: Wed., May 3, 3:30-4:30 pm in 4610 Engr. Hall.
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