12th IEEE International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunications Systems (MASCOTS'04)
Modeling the Burstiness of TCP
Volendam, The Netherlands
October 04-October 08
ISBN: 0-7695-2251-3
In this paper we investigate the burstiness of the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and its impact on a network of finite TCP connections. A detailed TCP and network model is developed to quantify both the burstiness and throughput of TCP connections sharing a single bottleneck router. The range of parameters which are most important when considering burstiness are investigated. We find that under high loads the burstiness of the TCP protocol becomes a less significant performance factor. Extensive simulation is then used to validate our model over a wide range of parameters.
Citation:
Peter Dimopoulos, Panlop Zeephongsekul, Zahir Tari, "Modeling the Burstiness of TCP," mascots, pp.175-183, 12th IEEE International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunications Systems (MASCOTS'04), 2004