Degree Name

MS (Master of Science)

Program

Computer and Information Science

Date of Award

8-2003

Committee Chair or Co-Chairs

Neil A. Thomas

Committee Members

Qing Yuan, Phillip E. Pfeiffer IV

Abstract

Application adaptive bandwidth management is a strategy for ensuring secure and reliable network operation in the presence of undesirable applications competing for a network’s crucial bandwidth, covert channels of communication via non-standard traffic on well-known ports, and coordinated Denial of Service attacks. The study undertaken here explored the classification, analysis and management of the network traffic on the basis of ports and protocols used, type of applications, traffic direction and flow rates on the East Tennessee State University’s campus-wide network. Bandwidth measurements over a nine-month period indicated bandwidth abuse of less than 0.0001% of total network bandwidth. The conclusion suggests the use of the defense-in-depth approach in conjunction with the KHYATI (Knowledge, Host hardening, Yauld monitoring, Analysis, Tools and Implementation) paradigm to ensure effective information assurance.

Document Type

Thesis - unrestricted

Copyright

Copyright by the authors.

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