The objective of traffic engineering in IP-networks is to avoid congestion in the network and to make better use of available resources by adapting the routing to the current traffic situation. ...
In the area of traffic management we conduct research to enhance the performance and utilization of the networks that the Internet builds on. Important topics are traffic engineering, traffic characterization, performance optimization, network management and network monitoring....
There has been an increasing interest in being able to measure available network capacity and other network performance characteristics. Internet users need measurement tools to be able to verify that their operator provides the promised service that they pay for. ...
