Performance evaluation for network services, systems and protocols. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stênio Fernandes ; foreword by Professor Antonio Pescapè.
• Authors: Fernandes, Stênio
• Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1: Principles of€Performance Evaluation of€Computer Networks; 1.1 Motivation: Why Do We€Need to€Assess the€Performance of€Computer Networks?; 1.2 Classical and€Modern Scenarios: Examples from€Research Papers; 1.2.1 Performance Evaluation in€Classical Scenarios; 1.2.1.1 Application Layer; 1.2.1.2 Transport Layer; 1.2.1.3 Network Layer; 1.2.1.4 Link Layer; 1.2.2 Performance Evaluation in€Modern Scenarios; 1.2.2.1 Virtualization and€Cloud Computing; 1.2.2.2 Software-Defined Networking; 1.2.2.3 Network Functions Virtualization. 1.3 The Pillars of€Performance Evaluation of€Networking and€Communication Systems1.3.1 Experimentation/Prototyping, Simulation/Emulation, and€Modeling; 1.3.1.1 Network Experimentation and€Prototyping; 1.3.1.2 Network Simulation and€Emulation; 1.3.1.3 Analytical Modeling; Video Game Characterization; TCP Throughput; Aggregate Background Traffic; Error Models for€Communication Channels; 1.3.2 Supporting Strategies: Measurements; References; Chapter 2: Methods and€Techniques for€Measurements in€the€Internet; 2.1 Passive vs. Active vs. Hybrid Measurements. 2.2 Traffic Measurements: Packets, Flow Records, and€Aggregated Data2.3 Sampling Techniques for€Network Management; 2.4 Internet Topology: Measurements, Modeling, and€Analysis; 2.4.1 Internet Topology Resolution; 2.4.2 Internet Topology Discovery: Tools, Techniques, and€Datasets; 2.4.2.1 Topology Discovery Tools; 2.4.2.2 Topology Generator Tools; 2.4.2.3 Topology Datasets; 2.5 Challenges for€Traffic Measurements and€Analyses in€Virtual Environments; 2.5.1 Cloud Computing Environments; 2.5.2 Virtualization at Network Level; 2.6 Bandwidth Estimation Methods; References. Chapter 3: A Primer on€Applied Statistics in€Computer Networking3.1 Statistics and€Computational Statistics; 3.2 I'm All About That Data; 3.3 Essential Concepts and€Terminology; 3.4 Descriptive Statistics; 3.4.1 I Mean It (Or Measures of€Centrality); 3.4.2 This Is Dull (Or Measures of€Dispersion); 3.4.3 Is It Paranormally Distributed? (Or Measures of€Asymmetry and€Tailedness) (Fig.€3.2); 3.5 Inferential Statistics; 3.5.1 Parameter Estimation: Point vs. Interval; 3.5.1.1 Confidence Intervals; Confidence Interval for€the€Mean; 3.5.2 Estimators and€Estimation Methods. 3.5.2.1 Essential Properties for€Estimators3.5.2.2 Likelihood Function and€Its Estimation; 3.6 The Heavy-Tailed Phenomenon; 3.6.1 Outlier Detection; 3.6.2 Heavy-Tailed Distributions and€Its Variations (Subclasses); 3.6.2.1 What Is This That Stands Before Me? ; 3.6.2.2 A Less Informal Look at the€Tail; Right Tail Properties of€Distributions; 3.6.3 Evidence of€Heavy-Tailedness in€Computer Networks; References; Chapter 4: Internet Traffic Profiling; 4.1 Traffic Analysis; 4.1.1 Identification and€Classification; 4.1.2 Techniques, Tools, and€Systems for€Traffic Profiling.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 004.6; 004; Computer science; Computer networks; COMPUTERS -- Networking -- General; Computer networks; Computer Science; Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet); Communications Engineering, Networks; Computers -- Information Technology; Technology & Engineering -- Telecommunications; Information retrieval; Communications engineering / telecommunications; Computer network architectures; Telecommunication; Computers -- Hardware -- General; Computer networking & communications; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319545219; 3319545213
• Related ISBNs: 9783319545196; 3319545191
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 5, 2017).
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