University of Idaho
Department of Mathematics Colloquium
Thursday, April 10, 2003
Talk begins at 3:30 pm
in
Janssen Engineering Building
JEB 126
Refreshments begin at 3:00 in Brink 330
Title
University of Idaho
Department of Mathematics Colloquium
Thursday, April 10, 2003
Talk begins at 3:30 pm
in
Janssen Engineering Building
JEB 126
Refreshments begin at 3:00 in Brink 330
Title
Long-Memory Random Processes - a current topic in Internet mathematics
by
Ingemar Kaj, Dept. of Mathematics, Uppsala University
Abstract
About ten years ago it was first observed that the nature of random fluctuations
in computer network traffic seemed to be preserved over a large range of
time scales. Mathematical concepts such as self-similarity, long-range dependence
and multifractality were suggested and a variety of models studied. We discuss
some of these developments, in particular the question which limit processes
can appear under scaling in heavy-tailed models.