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Think Time Distributions

The presented scheme generates HTTP requests with a trivial think time distribution, i.e., it uses a constant think time chosen to achieve a certain constant request rate. It is possible to generate more complex request processes by adding appropriate think periods between the point where a S-Client detects a connection was established and when it next attempts to initiate another connection. In this way, any request arrival process can be generated whose peak request rate is lower than or equal to the maximum raw request rate of the system. In particular, the system can be parameterized to generate self-similar traffic [8].