The Fractal Nature of
Internet Traffic by Dr Maaruf Ali
Oxford Brookes University
On
casual observance of internet traffic, it would appear to be a
stochastic process.However, observed over extended periods of time, the
flow of internet traffic appears to have self-similar structure, with
repeating patterns at different scales in time. The branch of fractal
mathematics best appears to model such behavior. This talk will look
into the fractal nature of internet traffic and how it can be modelled
and analysed. The benefits of accurate modelling will be explained as
well as reasons offered as to why internet traffic behaves in the way
that it does. By having an accurate model of the internet traffic, the
network engineer can then design a more efficient and cost effective
internet - minimising traffic bottlenecks for example
On
casual observance of internet traffic, it would appear to be a
stochastic process.However, observed over extended periods of time, the
flow of internet traffic appears to have self-similar structure, with
repeating patterns at different scales in time. The branch of fractal
mathematics best appears to model such behavior. This talk will look
into the fractal nature of internet traffic and how it can be modelled
and analysed. The benefits of accurate modelling will be explained as
well as reasons offered as to why internet traffic behaves in the way
that it does. By having an accurate model of the internet traffic, the
network engineer can then design a more efficient and cost effective
internet - minimising traffic bottlenecks for example