Browsing by Author "Veitch, Darryl"

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    Multiscale Nature of Network Traffic
    (2002-05-01) Abry, Patrice; Baraniuk, Richard G.; Flandrin, Patrick; Riedi, Rudolf H.; Veitch, Darryl; Center for Multimedia Communications (http://cmc.rice.edu/); Digital Signal Processing (http://dsp.rice.edu/)
    The complexity and richness of telecommunications traffic is such that one may despair to find any regularity or explanatory principles. Nonetheless, the discovery of scaling behavior in tele-traffic has provided hope that parsimonious models can be found. The statistics of scaling behavior present many challenges, especially in non-stationary environments. In this paper, we overview the state of the art in this area, focusing on the capabilities of the wavelet transform as a key tool for unravelling the mysteries of traffic statistics and dynamics.