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DEFINITIONS

A traffic mix is a modelisation of user behaviour. In telecommunications, user behaviour activities may be described by quite simple items to quite complex.


For example, for Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS), the user is basically described by mean call attempts per day, '''mean call holding time'''.


OBJECTIVES

The aim of Traffic Mix is to achieve two goals:
  • Network links dimensionning

  • Network equipment dimensionning


Telecommunications operators and companies need to design their network and PABX at an acceptable cost.


TELEPHONY TRAFFIC MIX

  • Call Attempts per day

  • Call Holding Time

  • Mean Holding Time



MOBILE TELEPHONY TRAFFIC MIX

  • Call Attempts

  • Call Holding Time

  • Mean Holding Time

  • mean number of SMS send

  • mean number of SMS receveided

  • user mobility

  • etc...



INTERNET TRAFFIC MIX

  • Mean traffic rate

  • Number of Internet sessions

  • Type of session (elastic, inelastic, TCP, UDP, ...)

  • Session duration

  • Session/Packet interarrival time

  • etc...


  • competitive-isp.info For a scientific treatment of Internet traffic check out "The Competitive ISP"



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