Performance analysis of TCP networks loaded by web traffic

In this paper a flow level analysis framework is presented for calculating the performance descriptors in TCP networks based on Mean-Value Analysis (MVA). The framework is capable of handling both persistent (ftp-like) and non-persistent (Weblike) TCP connections with arbitrary topology. We can calculate not only average performance descriptors but also detailed flow level traffic and performance characteristics. The proposed algorithm provides large flexibility in the investigated scenarios like existing simulation tools in a fast and memory efficient way. The framework was validated by a simulation study in a test scenario.