A Recursive Formula for Estimating the Packet Loss Rate in IP Networks

Thomas  Bonald

4th International ICST Conference on Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools

Research Article

A Recursive Formula for Estimating the Packet Loss Rate in IP Networks

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    author={Thomas  Bonald},
    title={A Recursive Formula for Estimating the Packet Loss Rate in IP Networks},
    proceedings={4th International ICST Conference on Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools},
    publisher={ICST},
    proceedings_a={VALUETOOLS},
    year={2010},
    month={5},
    keywords={Multirate systems Kaufman-Roberts formula.},
    doi={10.4108/ICST.VALUETOOLS2009.8015}
}

Thomas Bonald
Year: 2010
A Recursive Formula for Estimating the Packet Loss Rate in IP Networks
VALUETOOLS
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/ICST.VALUETOOLS2009.8015

Thomas Bonald¹^,*

1: Orange Labs, IssylesMoulineaux, France

*Contact email: thomas.bonald@orange-ftgroup.com

Abstract

We present a recursive formula for estimating the packet loss rate in IP networks. Specifically, we consider a single link whose capacity is shared dynamically by elastic data flows, each characterized by some peak rate, and derive the for- mula from the steady-state distribution of the number and peak rates of ongoing flows. The result is particularly useful for dimensioning ISP backhaul networks that aggregate the traffic of various types of users.

Keywords: Multirate systems Kaufman-Roberts formula.

Published: 2010-05-16
Publisher: ICST
Modified: 2010-05-16

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/ICST.VALUETOOLS2009.8015