A Real Network Environment Dataset for Traffic Analysis
Abstract The objective of internet traffic analysis is to identify latent patterns and ascertain the true state of internet operations by examining traffic data. This approach is considered an effective and valuable means to achieve accurate network management. Whilst the extant network traffic data...
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| author | Wei Jiang Bin Zhang Qixun Zhu Conghui Liao Wenyong Wang |
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| description | Abstract The objective of internet traffic analysis is to identify latent patterns and ascertain the true state of internet operations by examining traffic data. This approach is considered an effective and valuable means to achieve accurate network management. Whilst the extant network traffic datasets are predominantly collated within a laboratory environment, exhibiting deficiencies with regard to authenticity in terms of network scales, users, behaviours, and temporal and spatial characteristics, this paper proposes an in-situ network deployment and data collection scheme involving a large number of devices and users. The scheme involves the collection of a large real Internet traffic dataset including encrypted and non-encrypted traffic through sensors deployed on real-world network access equipment. Through desensitization, cleaning, feature engineering and labelling, an open database is created for researchers in the field of traffic analysis to use in academic and engineering. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c1fa0187a1324245a44adc97e0946c912025-08-20T02:10:29ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632025-05-0112111210.1038/s41597-025-04876-2A Real Network Environment Dataset for Traffic AnalysisWei Jiang0Bin Zhang1Qixun Zhu2Conghui Liao3Wenyong Wang4School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaSchool of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaSichuan Communication Research Planning and Design Co., LtdSichuan Communication Research Planning and Design Co., LtdSchool of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaAbstract The objective of internet traffic analysis is to identify latent patterns and ascertain the true state of internet operations by examining traffic data. This approach is considered an effective and valuable means to achieve accurate network management. Whilst the extant network traffic datasets are predominantly collated within a laboratory environment, exhibiting deficiencies with regard to authenticity in terms of network scales, users, behaviours, and temporal and spatial characteristics, this paper proposes an in-situ network deployment and data collection scheme involving a large number of devices and users. The scheme involves the collection of a large real Internet traffic dataset including encrypted and non-encrypted traffic through sensors deployed on real-world network access equipment. Through desensitization, cleaning, feature engineering and labelling, an open database is created for researchers in the field of traffic analysis to use in academic and engineering.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04876-2 |
| spellingShingle | Wei Jiang Bin Zhang Qixun Zhu Conghui Liao Wenyong Wang A Real Network Environment Dataset for Traffic Analysis Scientific Data |
| title | A Real Network Environment Dataset for Traffic Analysis |
| title_full | A Real Network Environment Dataset for Traffic Analysis |
| title_fullStr | A Real Network Environment Dataset for Traffic Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Real Network Environment Dataset for Traffic Analysis |
| title_short | A Real Network Environment Dataset for Traffic Analysis |
| title_sort | real network environment dataset for traffic analysis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-025-04876-2 |
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