Quantification of New Web Applications within Enterprise Networks
Sami J. Habib, Paulvanna Nayaki Marimuthu, Rajasundari Thangadurai · 2018
We aim to present a quantification framework to assess the evolution process of an enterprise network (EN) while introducing new applications. The evolution process is defined as a series of states, where each state represents a semi-equilibrium of temporal and spatial contexts occurring during the executions of applications on network's components. The quantification of a state context is a complex task, which requires monitoring and documenting of all events occurring at all aspects of network components. Keep in mind that many of observed events may produce direct or indirect effect on the network. Thus, the evolution needs to be tracked to understand the impact of new applications on EN, such as resource provisioning and possible intrusions and attacks. We have derived a state-space model utilizing three quantifying parameters, such as node-degree, node-bandwidth utilization and node-vulnerability for now, and we utilized these parameters to quantify EN evolution microscopically by reverse engineering the output of executing applications. An experimental set up comprising of a medium-size enterprise is analyzed with two sets of web applications and the EN state change is quantified as 〈42,11.6,0.8,t1〉 and 〈76,2.7,0.3,t2〉 individually and the state change is quantified as 〈57.02,12.3,0.2,t3〉 when they executed together.