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In this paper, we consider a discrete-time queueing model with infinite waiting room and one single output channel. Users from an infinite user population can start and end sessions during which they are active and send packets to a buffer system. Each active user generates a random but strictly positive number of packets per time slot. The queueing model is applied to study the traffic of a web server, where each session corresponds to one file download. This approach has the advantage of leading to analytical expressions for the main performance measures (buffer occupancy, delay, ...) of the output buffer of the web server. Specifically, in this paper, a closed-form expression for the mean session delay is obtained. We then apply the model to a web server, based on a trace of actual web traffic. Using the model, we can rapidly study the influence of the different system parameters and compare various alternatives.
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Hoflack, L., De Vuyst, S., Wittevrongel, S., Bruneel, H. (2008). Modeling Web Server Traffic with Session-Based Arrival Streams. In: Al-Begain, K., Heindl, A., Telek, M. (eds) Analytical and Stochastic Modeling Techniques and Applications. ASMTA 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5055. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68982-9_4
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