Submitted to
Saudi Telecommunication Company (STC)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Prepared by
Computer Engineering Department
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Ramadan 1423H
November 2002G
Contents of Presentation
Introduction to the proposal and Importance of the Study
Objectives to be Accomplished
Discussion of the Problem Addressed
Approach to the Problem
Proposed Work And Description of Tasks
Task 1—obtain network topological information
Task 2—Construct models, Verify models, and identify the sub-network for study
Task 3—Validate the sub-network model, conduct a performance study, perform analysis and make recommendations
Task 4—Traffic Data collection
Task 5—Network traffic analysis
• Load characteristics on various parts of the network infrastructure;
• Variations of traffic loads over time;
• Break down of various types of traffic with respect to high level protocols, such as HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, NNTP, SMTP, RTP, RTSP, etc., and their characterization
• Evaluation of summary statistics, such as maximum and average injected traffic, peak time, etc.; and
• Analysis of bottlenecks and hot-spots in the network.
Task 6—Measurement Based Performance analysis
Task 7—Network sizing
Task 8—Network availability and accessibilty
Task 9—Network management and IDS
Task 10—Reporting
Task 11—Shortcourses
Deliverables
What KFUPM/CCSE will provide the following items to the Client?
1. A report describing the STC data