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A novel network performance evaluation method based on maximizing deviations

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Analyzing and evaluating the performance of an entire network is vital for the Internet development and also a great challenge to the Internet community. This paper proposes a network performance evaluation method based on maximizing deviations (NPEMD for short) to evaluate the performance of an entire network in a quantitative way. This method is based on the external properties of the network performance matrix model and applies the uncertain multiple attribute decision making theory. Two sets of experiments are designed, which are based on typical network topologies and stochastic topologies respectively. The results demonstrate that from various aspects this novel method is feasible and effective in evaluating the overall network performance.

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This work was supported by the Major State Development Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (Grant No. 2012CB315806), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61070173 and 61103225), and Jiangsu Province Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. BK2010133).

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    Ming Chen, Huali Bai, Zhanfeng Wang & Peicheng Jiang

  2. Beijing Institute of Remote Sensing, Beijing, 100192, China

    Yuming Zhou

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Chen, M., Bai, H., Zhou, Y. et al. A novel network performance evaluation method based on maximizing deviations. Telecommun Syst 55, 149–158 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11235-013-9759-1

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