A Synthetic Workload Model for Internet Mosaic Traffic
Martin F. Arlitt, Carter Williamson · 1995
Mosaic traffic (i.e., World-Wide Web) is the fastest growing component of the aggregate packet and byte traffic on the NSFNET backbone. Modeling the workload characteristics of these mosaic sessions is therefore deemed important in any simulation study of the Internet or future high speed networks. The ATM-TN TeleSim project has designed and implemented a synthetic workload model for Internet mosaic traffic, to be used as input to a parallel simulator for high speed ATM networks. This paper describes the workload characterization and modeling process for this synthetic workload model, as well as the design, implementation, and validation of this traffic model. 1 INTRODUCTION To many people, "the Internet" is synonymous with "the Information Superhighway". The Internet provides access to a vast array of information services and information resources. Information services include traditional services such as electronic mail, file transfer, and remote login, as well as new services such...