Title :
Inferring network characteristics via moment-based estimators
Author :
Alouf, Sara ; Nain, Philippe ; Towsley, Don
Author_Institution :
Inst. Nat. de Recherche en Inf. et Autom., Sophia Antipolis, France
Abstract :
In this work we develop simple inference models based on finite capacity single server queues for estimating the buffer size and the intensity of cross traffic at the bottleneck link of a path between two hosts. Several pairs of moment-based estimators are proposed to estimate these two quantities. The best scheme is then identified through simulation
Keywords :
Internet; buffer storage; estimation theory; queueing theory; telecommunication traffic; Internet; bottleneck link; buffer size; cross traffic intensity; finite capacity single server queues; inference models; moment-based estimators; network characteristics; Bandwidth; Computer science; Diffserv networks; Helium; IP networks; Joining processes; Monitoring; Quality of service; Traffic control; Web and internet services;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM 2001. Twentieth Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies. Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Anchorage, AK
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7016-3
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.2001.916298
