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Interplay Between Traffic Dynamics and Network Structure

Authors:
Ziping Hu
Pramode K. Verma
Krishnaiyan Thulasiraman

Keywords: Complex networks; traffic; network structure; network performance.

Abstract:
This paper studies the interplay between traffic dynamics and network structure in complex communication networks. Complex communication networks of distinct structural features are chosen as the underlying networks. We use node betweenness centrality, network polarization, and average path length to capture the structural characteristics of a network. Network throughput and average packet delay are the main performance measures. We study how internal traffic, throughput, and delay change with increasing incoming traffic through simulation. We further investigate the relationship between network performance and network structure. Our work reveals that the parameters chosen to reflect network structure, including node betweenness centrality, network polarization, and average path length, play important roles in different states of the underlying networks.

Pages: 202 to 206

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2013

Publication date: January 27, 2013

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4243

ISBN: 978-1-61208-246-2

Location: Seville, Spain

Dates: from January 27, 2013 to February 1, 2013