Why we don't know how to simulate the Internet

被引：61

作者：

Paxson, V ^{[1
]}

Floyd, S ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Network Res Grp, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

来源：

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1997 WINTER SIMULATION CONFERENCE | 1997年

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D O I：

10.1145/268437.268737

中图分类号：

TP39 [计算机的应用];

学科分类号：

081203 ; 0835 ;

摘要：

Simulating how the global Internet data network: behaves is an immensely challenging undertaking because of the network's great heterogeneity and rapid change. The heterogeneity ranges from the individual links that carry the network's traffic, to the protocols that interoperate over the links, to the "mix" of different applications used at a site and the levels of congestion (load) seen on different links. We discuss two key strategies for developing meaningful simulations in the face of these difficulties: searching for invariants and judiciously exploring the simulation parameter space. We finish with a look at a collaborative effort to build a common simulation environment for conducting Internet studies.

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页码：1037 / 1044

页数：8