Analysis of Non-Gaussian Nature of Network Traffic

TL;DR

This paper investigates the causes of non-Gaussian network traffic by analyzing IP flow statistics, revealing that HTTP flows with small hop counts significantly contribute to this phenomenon.

Contribution

It provides a detailed analysis linking specific application types and hop counts to the non-Gaussian characteristics of network traffic.

Findings

HTTP flows with small hop counts are major contributors

Non-Gaussian traffic is linked to specific application behaviors

Hop count analysis helps understand traffic distribution

Abstract

To study mechanisms that cause the non-Gaussian nature of network traffic, we analyzed IP flow statistics. For greedy flows in particular, we investigated the hop counts between source and destination nodes, and classified applications by the port number. We found that the main flows contributing to the non-Gaussian nature of network traffic were HTTP flows with relatively small hop counts compared with the average hop counts of all flows.