Johnson, DLBelding, EMAlmeroth, KVan Stam, G2011-09-272011-09-272010-06Johnson, DL, Belding, EM, Almeroth, K, et al. 2010. Internet usage and performance analysis of a rural wireless network in Macha, Zambia. 4th ACM Workshop on Networked Systems for Developing Regions, San Francisco, 15 June 2010, pp 6978-1-4503-0193-0http://hdl.handle.net/10204/51804th ACM Workshop on Networked Systems for Developing Regions, San Francisco, 15 June 2010There have been a number of rural wireless networks providing Internet access over the last decade but little is known about how the Internet is being used, how these networks perform and whether they follow similar trends when compared with Internet usage patterns in developed regions. We analyse a set of network traces from the Linknet wireless network in Zambia, which provides Internet access to approximately 300 residents of a rural village using a satellite link and a combination of point-to-point links, hotspots and wireless mesh networks. Our analysis reveals largely web-based traffic as opposed to the peer-to-peer traffic dominance that one finds in urban areas. Social networking sites receive the most hits, and large file downloads from operating system repositories contribute the most to the bandwidth consumption. A number of network pathologies in the gateway as well as the wireless mesh network are also analysed and a set of recommendations conclude the work.enRural wireless networksPerformance analysisWireless mesh networkInternet usageNetworked systemsInternet accessConference PresentationJohnson, D., Belding, E., Almeroth, K., & Van Stam, G. (2010). Internet usage and performance analysis of a rural wireless network in Macha, Zambia. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5180Johnson, DL, EM Belding, K Almeroth, and G Van Stam. "Internet usage and performance analysis of a rural wireless network in Macha, Zambia." (2010): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5180Johnson D, Belding E, Almeroth K, Van Stam G, Internet usage and performance analysis of a rural wireless network in Macha, Zambia; 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5180 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Johnson, DL AU - Belding, EM AU - Almeroth, K AU - Van Stam, G AB - There have been a number of rural wireless networks providing Internet access over the last decade but little is known about how the Internet is being used, how these networks perform and whether they follow similar trends when compared with Internet usage patterns in developed regions. We analyse a set of network traces from the Linknet wireless network in Zambia, which provides Internet access to approximately 300 residents of a rural village using a satellite link and a combination of point-to-point links, hotspots and wireless mesh networks. Our analysis reveals largely web-based traffic as opposed to the peer-to-peer traffic dominance that one finds in urban areas. Social networking sites receive the most hits, and large file downloads from operating system repositories contribute the most to the bandwidth consumption. A number of network pathologies in the gateway as well as the wireless mesh network are also analysed and a set of recommendations conclude the work. DA - 2010-06 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Rural wireless networks KW - Performance analysis KW - Wireless mesh network KW - Internet usage KW - Networked systems KW - Internet access LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2010 SM - 978-1-4503-0193-0 T1 - Internet usage and performance analysis of a rural wireless network in Macha, Zambia TI - Internet usage and performance analysis of a rural wireless network in Macha, Zambia UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5180 ER -