Past Present and Future of Scaling Behaviour in Telecommunications Networks

An historical overview of the discovery of scale invariance in telecommunications networks is given. This is followed by a critical overview of the ‘second wave’ of discoveries, leading up to the present day, concern ing multifractal behaviour. An overview of wavelet methods fo r the detection of scale invariance is then given, and the paper concludes with an indication of the stat istical tools most needed to enable definitive statements abou t the presence of scaling into the future.

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