osahonokoro/Internet-Performance-UNICAL

Packet-level analysis of wireless network performance at the University of Calabar, Nigeria - High-density usage in developing country contexts # Internet Performance at UNICAL, Nigeria ## Packet-Level Analysis of Wireless Network Performance ### 📊 Key Findings | Metric | Value | Implication | |--------|-------|-------------| | **Average Throughput** | 0.52 Mbps | 99% below theoretical maximum | | **Collision Probability** | 20.62% | Severe channel contention | | **Retransmission Rate** | 7.16% | Significant packet loss | | **Network Efficiency** | 58.30% | High protocol overhead | | **Packets Analyzed** | 508,163 | Large sample size | | **Capture Duration** | 99 minutes | Extensive measurement | ### 🎯 Research Questions 1. What is actual throughput in high-density university networks? 2. How do collisions correlate with throughput degradation? 3. What is the efficiency gap in infrastructure-constrained environments? 4. What optimizations can improve performance? ### 📁 Repository Structure \\\ Internet-Performance-UNICAL/ ├── data/ # Raw packet captures (anonymized) ├── scripts/ # Analysis and visualization code ├── results/ # All generated CSV outputs (7 files) ├── figures/ # Publication-ready figures (5 files) └── docs/ # Documentation \\\ ### 🚀 Quick Start \\\ash # Install dependencies pip install -r requirements.txt # Run analysis python scripts/pcap_analyzer.py # Generate visualizations python scripts/visualize_analysis.py \\\ ### 📈 Results Summary - **Throughput:** 0.52 Mbps average (99% degradation) - **Collisions:** 20.62% actual vs 5.78% potential - **Retransmissions:** 7.16% rate (36,384 packets) - **Efficiency:** 58.30% (41.7% waste) ### 🔬 Methodology Packet capture conducted at University of Calabar library during peak hours: - Duration: 99 minutes - Packets: 508,163 - Unique flows: 2,058 - Analysis: Python (pandas, numpy, matplotlib, seaborn) ### 📝 Citation If you use this work, please cite: \\\ibtex @misc{uguru2024internet, author = { {Okoro, Osahon}, title = {Internet Performance in H …