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ANALYSIS OF INTERNET TRAFFIC IN EDUCATIONAL NETWORK BASED ON USERS’ PREFERENCES

Mustafa M.H. Ibrahim1, Mohd Hasbullah Omar1, Adib M. Monzer Habbal1 and Khuzairi Mohd Zaini1
  • 1 Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia

Abstract

The demand for Internet services and network resources in Educational networks are increasing rapidly. Specifically, the revolution of web 2.0 "also referred to as the Read-Write Web" has changed the way of information exchange and distribution. Although web 2.0 has gained attraction in all sectors of the education industry, but it results in high-traffic loads on networks which often leads to the Internet users’ dissatisfaction. Therefore, analyzing Internet traffic becomes an urgent need to provide high-quality service, monitoring bandwidth usage. In this study, we focus on analyzing the Internet traffic in Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) main campus. We performed measurement analysis form the application level characteristics based on users’ preferences. A total of three methodological steps are carried out to meet the objective of this study namely data collection, data analysis and data presentation. The finding shows that social networks are the most web applications visited in UUM. These findings lead to facilitate the enhancement of Educational network performance and Internet bandwidth strategies.

Journal of Computer Science
Volume 10 No. 1, 2014, 99-105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/jcssp.2014.99.105

Submitted On: 4 March 2013 Published On: 12 November 2013

How to Cite: Ibrahim, M. M., Omar, M. H., Habbal, A. M. M. & Zaini, K. M. (2014). ANALYSIS OF INTERNET TRAFFIC IN EDUCATIONAL NETWORK BASED ON USERS’ PREFERENCES. Journal of Computer Science, 10(1), 99-105. https://doi.org/10.3844/jcssp.2014.99.105

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Keywords

  • Web 2.0
  • Traffic Characteristics
  • Educational Network
  • Traffic Measurement