[e2e] TCP Loss Differentiation

[Detlef Bosau]

David P. Reed wrote:
>
> My main point was that these loss processes are not characterizable by 
> a "link loss rate".  They are not like Poisson losses at all, which 
> are statistically a single parameter (called "rate"), memoryless 
> distribution.  They are causal, correlated, memory-full processes.  
> And more  importantly, one end or the other of the relevant link 
> experiences a directly sensed "loss of connectivity" event.
>

Does anybody happen to have some good reference for this one? Something 
like: "The failure of poisson modelling of mobile wireless links" or 
something
simuilar?

What I have seen so far, simply assumes the contrary and uses Gilbert 
Markov Models and the like.

Actually, this fails to model even a scenario where a user is waiting 
for a bus at the bus station and talking to someone else with his mobile
and walks around a bit, one step to the left (broken connection) or to 
the right (excellent connectivity).

Although this seems rather obvious to me, I don't know a paper, or a 
well accepted text book, which explicitely states that Gilbert Markov 
Models and the like are theoretically appealing, but do not reflect reality.

I would appreciate any hint here.

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