Abstract
Instant multimedia communication has moved into mainstream application
scenarios and is used in various settings. Dimensioning future networks
into which these solutions are integrated requires knowledge of the
underlying traffic characteristics of these systems. Here we present
findings for the Microsoft Office Communication Server deployed at
a midsize educational institution in the upper Midwest. We find that
different individual bandwidth utilizing classes of communication
clients or endpoints can be identified that shape the overall server
traffic significantly and range from self-similar to random bandwidth
utilization patterns over time. Using our initial findings presented
here allows for future network capacity planning and bandwidth utilization
modeling before deployment of this and similar solutions.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology (EIT) |
| State | Published - May 2011 |