| dc.contributor.author | Swanepoel, Lodewyk | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-01-30T09:06:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2009-01-30T09:06:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2003 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10394/231 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (M.Ing.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2004. | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study investigates the extent to which a communication sessions' QoS
parameters can be measured through only extracting TCP/IP header data. The effect
on these measurements based on the point of header extraction within the network
as well as the OSI stack are also investigated.
An overview of packet switched networks and packet switched network protocols are
given. The disadvantages and advantages of different network architectures and
protocols are also given. Different network simulation tools are discussed and
compared to find the most appropriate simulation tool for this study.
Two network topologies are introduced and sessions are constructed and monitored
through only using the TCP/IP header data. Sessions are established and maintained
and the results obtained from these sessions are compared and the most appropriate
solution is chosen.
The results have shown that extracting data at the edge routers for sessions are the
most optimal solution. These sessions are established and maintained through using
virtual private network technologies and protocols. | |
| dc.publisher | North-West University | |
| dc.title | Network simulation for the effective extraction of IP network statistics | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| dc.description.thesistype | Masters | |
