@article{Neame2001link,
author = {T.
D. Neame and M. Zukerman and N. Maxemchuk},
title = {On link
dimensioning based on estimating the mean rate by the sustainable rate},
journal = {IEEE
Communication Letters},
volume = {5},
number = {2},
pages = {73-76},
month = {Feb.},
year = {2001},
abstract = {We attempt to quantify the extent to which using
the sustainable rate as an estimate of the mean transfer rate results in the
wastage of bandwidth. We treat users as on-off traffic sources with arbitrary on
and off times, and use allocations based on Gaussian assumptions. We also
confirm that this model is consistent with our intuitive understanding that
estimating the mean by the sustainable rate should lead to a conservative
estimate of the required bandwidth.}
}