Modelling aggregate transport layer network traffic behaviour with feedback containing packet loss information

摘要

A method of modelling network traffic behavior comprises transmitting network traffic through a communications network at a transmission rate and receiving at a traffic receiver the network traffic from the communications network. Feedback data is then derived from the network traffic received by the traffic receiver and used to generate instructions for altering the network traffic transmission rate. The network traffic is then transmitted through the network at the altered transmission rate according to the instructions.