Bell Labs' Discovery May Lead to Efficient Networks

FYI: Bell Labs recently conducted an analysis of the nature of Internet traffic. Some pretty interesting findings. http://Networking.ittoolbox.com/browse.asp?c=NetworkingNews&r=/news/dispnews .asp?i=44100 Through the use of sophisticated new software programs that analyzed and simulated data traffic in "unprecedented detail," Bell Labs researchers found that the "burstiness" seen in traffic at the edges of the Internet disappears at the core. The discovery that traffic on heavily loaded, high-capacity network links is unexpectedly regular may point the way to more efficient system and network designs with better performance at lower cost, Bell Labs said.