Effective bandwidths at multi-class queues
Queueing Systems: Theory and Applications
On the self-similar nature of Ethernet traffic (extended version)
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON)
D-BIND: an accurate traffic model for providing QoS guarantees to VBR traffic
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON)
Self-similarity in World Wide Web traffic: evidence and possible causes
IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON)
Understanding Internet traffic streams: dragonflies and tortoises
IEEE Communications Magazine
On the use of fractional Brownian motion in the theory of connectionless networks
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
Admission control for statistical QoS: theory and practice
IEEE Network: The Magazine of Global Internetworking
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Self-similarity is a major assumption used in the modelling and characterization of Internet traffic. This paper examines the role of self-similarity in the development of bandwidth capacity modelling techniques and then presents the results of a case study analyzing Internet traffic on a global broadband network. Most modelling techniques of today express network traffic as a function of fractal Browning Motion, as proposed by Ilkka Norros [1], which are based on assumptions that the traffic is self-similar and long range dependant. This study analyzed the network traffic characteristics of airline users on an example broadband network. The data was collected from four different gateways at geographically diverse locations. Collected data was analyzed for self-similarity and the applicability of fractal Browning motion. A distinct trend away from self-similarity was observed and probable causes are postulated.