Network Traffic Generation: A Survey and Methodology
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Open Access
- 18 January 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in ACM Computing Surveys
- Vol. 55 (2) , 1-23
Abstract
Network traffic workloads are widely utilized in applied research to verify correctness and to measure the impact of novel algorithms, protocols, and network functions. We provide a comprehensive survey of traffic generators referenced by researchers over the last 13 years, providing in-depth classification of the functional behaviors of the most frequently cited generators. These classifications are then used as a critical component of a methodology presented to aid in the selection of generators derived from the workload requirements of future research.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Computer and Network Systems (1908974)
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