Abstract
The characteristics of multiplexed Internet traffic is studied in this paper. On-Off models were developed to represent both voice over IP (VoIP) and HTTP traffic. The main aim of this study is to investigate whether it is possible to characterize multiplexed Internet traffic using simple mathematical terms instead of the current model offerings which are too complex for them to be of any practical use. While the mathematical derivation is not included in this study, the results of the simulation seem to indicate that this is a possibility. © 2002 by University of Surrey.