Generating Realistic Environments for Cyber Operations Development, Testing, and Training

Abstract

This research was a focused effort to quantify what measurements and metrics can be used to evaluate and improve traffic generator realism. Due to the complexity of network traffic the number of possible measurements are endless. To cope with this complexity we grouped over 150 different measurements into three broad categories based on complexity and required realism for a specific task. This allowed us to measure quantities in a sampling of both real network traffic, and a representative sampling of generated traffic, in a structured manner.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA550771

Entities

People

  • Ian Gregorio-de Souza
  • John P. Murphy
  • Vincent H. Berk

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Application Protocols
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Electronic Mail
  • Environment
  • Generators
  • Insider Threats
  • Law
  • Measurement
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Training
  • User Interface
  • Websites

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Networking
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Cyber - Cryptography