Simulation modeling of Zoom traffic on a campus network: A case study

In this paper, we develop a synthetic workload model for the Zoom network application based on empirical Zoom traffic measurements from a campus network. We then use this model in a simulation study of Zoom network traffic at the campus scale. The simulation results show that hybrid learning places a substantial load on the campus network. Additional simulation experiments investigate the potential benefits of locally-hosted Zoom infrastructure, improved load balancing strategies for Zoom servers, and multicast delivery for Zoom network traffic. The simulation results show that the multicast approach offers the greatest potential benefit for improving Zoom performance on our campus network.