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This paper reports on our recent experience with cell-level ATM traffic measurements from the Bay Area Gigabit Testbed (BAGNet). In particular, we present a custom-built experimental prototype ATM monitoring device that is capable of non-intrusive and lossless recording of ATM traffic on OC-3 links, cell-by-cell, for extended periods of time. Using this monitor on BAGNet, we obtain a data set that is the first of its kind, consisting of complete (i.e., every bit of every ATM cell) traffic traces collected at different locations in the network (e.g., access line, trunk), over a period of about two weeks, and under a variety of network usage (e.g., normal operation, scheduled experiments). These measurements provide a wealth of information about network traffic at all protocol levels, but pose new challenges for data analysis and modeling. We present qualitative results from a preliminary exploratory analysis of some of the collected traces that illustrate the behavior of actual ATM traffic at the level of individual ATM cells (e.g., cell delay variation, “fractal” nature).
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Willinger, W., Devadhar, S., Heybey, A.T., Sherman, R., Sullivan, M., Vollaro, J.R. (1998). Measuring ATM Traffic Cell-by-Cell: Experiences and Preliminary Findings from BAGNet. In: Hasegawa, T., Takagi, H., Takahashi, Y. (eds) Performance and Management of Complex Communication Networks. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35360-9_5
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