Multifractal Based Network Traffic Modeling

**Multifractal Based Network Traffic Modeling** provides an overview of existing broadband traffic modeling based on the Poisson process and its variants like the MM1 models. It also provides very good coverage of models based on self-similar processes. Throughout the book, the authors have focused on the problem of broadband traffic modeling keeping in mind long range dependencies in broadband traffic. Graduate students, researchers, and individuals new to the areas of teletraffic modeling and communication network engineering will find this work especially helpful. The book could also be used as a textbook for a graduate level course on Teletraffic Modeling. Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv Introduction....Pages 1-14 Mathematical Preliminaries....Pages 15-54 Broadband Network Traffic Modeling....Pages 55-70 Multiplicative Cascades....Pages 71-91 V.V.G.M Multifractal Model....Pages 93-114 Analysis of the Multiplexing of Traffic....Pages 115-127 Modeling of VBR Video Traces....Pages 129-142 QOS Issues and Control of Broadband Traffic....Pages 143-163 Conclusions....Pages 165-168 Back Matter....Pages 169-210 From the Contents: List of Symbols List of Acronyms. List of Figures List of Tables. Acknowledgments Preface 1: Introduction 2: Mathematical Preliminaries 3: Broadband Network Traffic Modeling 4: Multiplicative Cascades 5: V.V.G.M Multifractal Model. 1 6: Analysis of the Multiplexing of Traffic 7: Modeling of VBR Video Traces 8: QOS Issues and Control of Broadband Traffic Appendices.-References Index. This helpful book provides an overview of existing broadband traffic modelling based on the Poisson process and its variants. It also offers very good coverage of models based on self-similar processes. The authors have focused throughout on the problem of broadband traffic modelling.