Complex Sciences. First International Conference, Complex 2009, Shanghai, China, February 23-25, 2009, Revised Papers, Part 2

Research Article

Power Law Modelling of Internet Topology

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-02469-6_85,
        author={Shi Zhou},
        title={Power Law Modelling of Internet Topology},
        proceedings={Complex Sciences. First International Conference, Complex 2009, Shanghai, China, February 23-25, 2009, Revised Papers, Part 2},
        proceedings_a={COMPLEX PART 2},
        year={2012},
        month={5},
        keywords={Internet topology power-laws network modelling scale-free networks},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-642-02469-6_85}
    }
    
  • Shi Zhou
    Year: 2012
    Power Law Modelling of Internet Topology
    COMPLEX PART 2
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02469-6_85
Shi Zhou1,*
  • 1: University College London
*Contact email: s.zhou@adastral.ucl.ac.uk

Abstract

In recent years there have been tremendous efforts to measure, characterise and model the internet topology. We discuss why the power law degree distribution is not an artifact but an integral property of the internet. On the other hand we argue that while it is one of the properties that fundamentally characterise the global internet structure, other properties should also be considered to obtain a full description of the network. We review the power law modelling of the internet topology and provide a critical look at the contribution of such research to the Internet engineering.