A Self-similarity Traffic Analysis of an Internet-based Multiplayer Online Game

McEachen, John C. II

dc.contributor.author	McEachen, John C. II
dc.date	August 30 & September 3, 2004
dc.date.accessioned	2014-01-14T19:26:41Z
dc.date.available	2014-01-14T19:26:41Z
dc.date.issued	2004-09
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10945/38296
dc.description	SIGCOMM '04 Workshops	en_US
dc.description.abstract	An analysis of traffic generated by the popular Internet-based online game engine, Unreal Engine, is presented. Network parameters such as packet length, interarrival time and aggregate data rate are observed for analyzing aspects of self-similarity. Client-side packet traces are collected and analyzed for both client and server traffic. Initial analysis of over three million packets indicates client generated traffic shows strong long-range dependence of a self-similar nature primarily due to packet length associated with user actions. On the contrary, server generated traffic seen at the client, while still exhibiting a heavy tail, is more short-range dependent in regions where self-similarity is observed.	en_US
dc.rights	This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.	en_US
dc.title	A Self-similarity Traffic Analysis of an Internet-based Multiplayer Online Game	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Electrical and Computer Engineering
dc.subject.author	Measurement	en_US
dc.subject.author	Performance	en_US
dc.subject.author	self-similarity	en_US
dc.subject.author	multiplayer	en_US
dc.subject.author	MMOG	en_US