Bandwidth allocation bounds for α-stable self-similar Internet traffic models
Anestis Karasaridis, Dimitrios Hatzinakos · 2003
In this paper we investigate the implications of traffic with long-tails and long-range dependence (LRD) on bandwidth allocation for ATM networks with quality of service (QoS) performance guarantees. Analytic formulas for the overflow probability bounds of a constant service rate infinite buffer are used to provide bounds of the service rate for /spl alpha/-stable self-similar sources, for which the general theory of effective bandwidths does not apply. Our analytical results are verified with extended simulation studies with real and model generated traffic. The conditions under which the bounds become tight are identified.