Bell Labs' Discovery May Lead to Efficient Networks

[Irwin Lazar <ILazar () tbg com>]

FYI: Bell Labs recently conducted an analysis of the nature of Internet
traffic.  Some pretty interesting findings. 

http://Networking.ittoolbox.com/browse.asp?c=NetworkingNews&r=/news/dispnews
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Through the use of sophisticated new software programs that analyzed and
simulated data traffic in "unprecedented detail," Bell Labs researchers
found that the "burstiness" seen in traffic at the edges of the Internet
disappears at the core. The discovery that traffic on heavily loaded,
high-capacity network links is unexpectedly regular may point the way to
more efficient system and network designs with better performance at lower
cost, Bell Labs said.