BIB-VERSION:: CS-TR-v2.0
ID:: ncstrl.dartmouthcs//TR2001-393
ENTRY:: June 02, 2001
ORGANIZATION:: Dartmouth College, Computer Science
TITLE:: Measuring early usage of Dartmouth's wireless network
TYPE:: Technical Report (paper)
REVISION:: 1
AUTHOR:: Stern, Pablo
DATE:: June 2001
RETRIEVAL:: For a paper copy, email <reports@cs.dartmouth.edu>
RETRIEVAL:: For a paper copy, write to
       Technical Report Librarian
       Department of Computer Science
       Dartmouth College
       6211 Sudikoff Laboratory
       Hanover, NH 03755-3510
       USA
RETRIEVAL:: Compressed Postscript at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/reports/TR2001-393.ps.Z
RETRIEVAL:: PDF at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/reports/TR2001-393.pdf
ABSTRACT:: 
In Spring 2001, Dartmouth College installed a campus-wide 802.11b 
wireless network. To understand how that network is used, we examined 
the usage characteristics of the network over a five-week period. We 
monitored access points to determine user behavior, and user and 
network traffic characteristics. Because our study coincided with the 
deployment of the access points, our analysis captures the growth of 
a wireless network. The results of this study help understand the 
behavior of mobile users and provide a reference to network engineers 
wishing to deploy and expand similar wireless networks.
NOTE:: 
Senior Honors Thesis.  Advisor: David Kotz.
END:: ncstrl.dartmouthcs//TR2001-393