Dr. Philip Branch Publications

Theses
P. Branch, “Interactivity and Interactive Video-on-Demand”, Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University, awarded May 2000.  

P. Branch, “Patterns of Cell Loss in ATM Multiplexers”, Master of Technology, University of Tasmania, awarded September 1994.

Book
G. Armitage, M. Claypool, P. Branch, "Networking and Online Games - Understanding and Engineering Multiplayer Internet Games," 2006, ISBN 0-470-01857-7

Refereed Journal Articles

S. Zander, P. Branch, G. Armitage, "Capacity of Temperature-based Covert Channels," IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 15 no. 1 pp. 82 - 84, January 2011.

S. Zander, G. Armitage, P. Branch, "Covert Channels and Countermeasures in Computer Network Protocols," IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 45, No.12, December 2007

S. Zander, G. Armitage, P. Branch, "A Survey of Covert Channels and Countermeasures in Computer Network Protocols," IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, Vol. 9 No. 3 Third Quarter 2007

G. Armitage, P. Branch, "Network Design Issues for the Distribution of Online Multiplayer Games," International Journal on Advanced Media and Communication, Vol 1, Issue 1, 2005.

P. Branch, "Lawful Interception of the Internet," Australian Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society, Issue 1, Spring 2003, http://www.swin.edu.au/sbs/ajets/

P. Branch, M. Atiquzzaman, "Evaluation of ATM Service Categories for Interactive Video-on-Demand," Journal of Realtime Imaging, 1999.

P. Branch, B. Tonkin., "Multicampus Video on Demand at Monash University," Australian Journal of Educational Technology, Volume 13, Number 2, Summer 1997.

Refereed Conference Papers

M. Rossi, P. Branch and G. Armitage.
Inferring the Time-zones of Prefixes and Autonomous Systems by Monitoring Game Server Discovery Traffic,
in NOSSDAV 2011, International Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1-3 June 2011

S. Zander, G. Armitage and P. Branch, "Stealthier Inter-packet Timing Covert Channels," IFIP/TC6 Networking 2011, Valencia, Spain, 9-13 May 2011

K.O. Stoeckigt, H. L. Vu and P. Branch, "Dynamic Codec with Priority for Voice over IP in WLAN," ACM Multimedia Ssytems Conference (MMSys 2011), San Jose, California, 23 - 25 February 2011

J. But, P. Branch and T. Le, "Rapid Identication of Bittorrent Traffic," 35th Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN 2010), Denver, Colorado, USA, 11-14 October 2010

J. But, C. Leong, P. Branch and G. Armitage, "Minimising Disruption Caused by Online FPS Game Server Discovery in a Wireless Network," IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Sydney, Australia, 18-21 April 2010.

A. Nazari, P. Branch, J. But and H. Vu., "Conservative Soft Handoff for Heterogeneous Wireless Networks,"  IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Sydney, Australia, 18-21 April 2010

A. Cricenti, P. Branch, "A Generalised Prediction Model of First Person Shooter Game Traffic," 34th Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN09), Zurich, Switzerland. October 20-23 2009

S. Zander, G. Armitage, P. Branch, "Reliable Transmission Over Covert Channels in First Person Shooter Multiplayer Games," 34th Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN09), Zurich, Switzerland. October 20-23 2009

R. Vasa, M. Lumpe, P. Branch, O. Nierstrasz, "Comparative Analysis of Evolving Software Systems Using the Gini Coefficient," 25th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance (ICSM09), Edmonton, Canada. September 20-26 2009

P. Branch, A. Heyde, G. Armitage, "Rapid Identification of Skype Traffic," 19th International Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video (NOSSDAV), Williamsburg, Virginia. June 3-5, 2009

P. Branch, A. Cricenti, G. Armitage, “An ARMA(1,1) Prediction Model of First Person Shooter Game Traffic,” IEEE 2008 International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing (MMSP08), Cairns, Australia, Oct 8-10 2008

S. Zander, G. Armitage, P. Branch, "Covert Channels in Multiplayer First Person Shooter Online Games," The 33rd IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN), Montreal, 14-17 October 2008

P. Branch, A. Cricenti, G. Armitage, "A Markov Model of Server to Client IP traffic in First Person Shooter Games," IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC08), Beijing, May 19-23 2008

S. Zander, P. Branch, G. Armitage "Error Probability Analysis of IP Time To Live Covert Channels, " 7th International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies (ISCIT2007), Sydney, New South Wales, 16-19 October, 2007

S. Zander, G. Armitage, P. Branch, "An Empirical Evaluation of IP Time To Live Covert Channels, " 15th IEEE International Conference on Networks (ICON2007), Adelaide, South Australia, 19-21 November, 2007

A. Cricenti, P. Branch, G. Armitage, "'Time-series Modelling of Server to Client IP Packet Length in First Person Shooter Games, " 15th IEEE International Conference on Networks (ICON2007), Adelaide, South Australia, 19-21 November, 2007

A. Rojas, P. Branch, G. Armitage, "Predictive Lawful Interception in Mobile IPv6 Networks, " 15th IEEE International Conference on Networks (ICON2007), Adelaide, South Australia, 19-21 November, 2007

A. Cricenti, P. Branch, "ARMA(1,1) Modeling of Quake4 Server to Client Game Traffic," 6th Annual Workshop on Network and Systems Support for Games (Netgames 2007), Melbourne, Australia, 19-20 September 2007

S. Zander., G. Armitage, P. Branch, "Covert Channels in the IP Time To Live Field," Australian Telecommunication Networks and Application Conference 2006, Melbourne (ATNAC2006), Australia, 4-6 December 2006.

A. Rojas., P. Branch, G. Armitage, "Efficient Lawful Interception in Mobile IPv6 Networks," Australian Telecommunication Networks and Application Conference 2006, Melbourne (ATNAC2006), Australia, 4-6 December 2006.

P. Branch, G. Armitage, "Measuring the auto-correlation of server to client traffic in First Person Shooter Games," Australian Telecommunications, Network and Applications Conference 2006 (ATNAC2006), Melbourne, 4-6 December 2006

P. Branch, G. Armitage, "Extrapolating Server To Client IP traffic From Empirical Measurements of First Person Shooter games," 5th Workshop on Network and System Support for Games 2006 (Netgames2006), Singapore, 30-31 October 2006

L. Stewart., G. Armitage, P. Branch, S. Zander., "An Architecture for Automated Control of QoS over Consumer Broadband Links," IEEE Region 10 Conference (Tencon'05), Melbourne, 21-24 November 2005

A. Rojas., P. Branch, G. Armitage, "Validation of the Random Waypoint Mobility Model Through a Real World Mobility Trace," IEEE Region 10 Conference (Tencon'05), Melbourne, 21-24 November 2005

A. Rojas., P. Branch, G. Armitage, "Experimental Validation of the Random Waypoint Mobility Model Through a Real World Mobility Trace for Large Geographical Areas," Eigth ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Wireless and Mobile Systems, Montreal, Canada, October 10-13, 2005

S. Kouhbor, J. Ugon, A. Kruger, A. Rubinov, P. Branch, "A New Algorithm for the Placement of WLAN Access Points Based on Nonsmooth Optimization Technique," The 7th International Conference on Advanced Communication Technology (ICACT2005), Phoenix Park, Korea, Feb. 21-23, 2005

G. Armitage, P. Branch, L. Stewart., “Mathematical and Experimental Analysis of Limitations in Creating Artificial Jitter for Networked Usability Trials”, 3rd Workshop on the Internet, Telecommunications and Signal Processing (WITSP04), Adelaide, December 20-22, 2004

P. Branch, G. Armitage, A. Pavlicic, “Using MAC Addresses in the Lawful Interception of IP Traffic”, Australian Telecommunications, Networks and Applications Conference (ATNAC), Sydney, December 8-10, 2004

A. Rojas., P. Branch, “Lawful Interception for Mobile IP networks – A Mobile Agent based Approach”, Australian Telecommunications, Networks and Applications Conference (ATNAC), Sydney, December 8-10, 2004

A. Rojas., P. Branch, “Lawful Interception based on Sniffers in Next Generation Networks”, Australian Telecommunications, Networks and Applications Conference (ATNAC), Sydney, December 8-10, 2004

T. Lang, P. Branch, G. Armitage, "A Synthetic Traffic Model for Quake3," ACM SIGCHI International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology (ACE 2004), Singapore, June 3-5, 2004

P. Branch, "Lawful Interception of IP Traffic," Australian Telecommunications, Networks and Applications Conference (ATNAC), Melbourne, December 8-10, 2003

T. Lang, G. Armitage, P. Branch, H-Y. Choo, "A Synthetic Traffic Model for Half-Life," Australian Telecommunications, Networks and Applications Conference (ATNAC), Melbourne, December 8-10, 2003

S. Kouhbor, P. Branch, "Minimising Cost of Lawful Interception in Mobile IP," Australian Telecommunications, Networks and Applications Conference (ATNAC), Melbourne, December 8-10, 2003

P. Branch, G. Egan, B. Tonkin., "A Client Caching Scheme for Interactive Video-on-Demand," IEEE International Conference on Networks, Brisbane, September 28-30, 1999.  

P. Branch, G. Egan, B. Tonkin., "Modeling Interactive Behaviour of a Video Based Multimedia System," IEEE International Conference on Communications, Vancouver, June 1999.  

P. Branch, "Bandwidth Allocation for Interactive Video-on-Demand," Third IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications, Athens, Greece, June 1998.  

L. Wilkins, P. Branch, "Investing in Human Infrastructure as an Organisational Resource: an IT Case Study," 7th Annual Australasian Conference of Engineering Managagement Educators (ACEME): Integrating Engineering with Business, Melbourne, April 1998.  

L. Wilkins, P. Branch, Newstead, A., "Business Use of Communications and Information Technology: An Industrial Case Study," 10th Australasian Conference on Engineering Education, Gladstone, Queensland, September 1998.  

S. Staddon, P. Branch, "Using Video-on-Demand for Language Learning," Flexible Learning and Teaching Conference, Monash University, September 29-October 2, 1998  

P. Branch, M. Atiquzzaman, "ATM Category of Service for Interactive Video on Demand," Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Telecommunications, Melbourne, April 1997.

P. Branch, S. Newstead, R. Kaushik, "Design of a Wide Area, Video-on-Demand User Interface," Proceedings of ATNAC96, Melbourne, December 1996.

Refereed Conference Papers (Abstract Only)
P. Branch, "ANSPAG and Internet Developments," INFOG99, Melbourne, July 15-16.  

G. Binns, P. Branch, "McIVER - an application in an academic environment" Victorian Assocation for Library Automation Biennial Conference, Melbourne, January 1998.  

L. Astbury, J. Durran, A. Marsh, B. Gillhoff, P. Branch, "Visual Arts Online," Flexible Learning and Teaching Conference, Monash University, September 29-October 2, 1998  

P. Branch, B. Tonkin., "Multicampus Video on Demand at Monash University," CAUSE in Australasia, 1997, Melbourne, April 1997.  

P. Branch, J. Durran, "PC Based Video on Demand Trials," Learning Technologies , Prospects and Pathways, Proceedings of EdTech'96, Melbourne, July 1996.  

P. Branch, "Video on Demand Trials at Monash University ," Proceedings of Virtual University Symposium, Melbourne, November 1996.  

P. Branch, M. Atiquzzaman, "Rate Based Congestion Control for Video Retrieval," Proceedings of ATNAC96, Melbourne, December 1996.  

P. Branch, M. Atiquzzaman, "LAN / ATM Interworking," Proceedings of ATNAC95, Sydney, December 1995.  

P. Branch, B. Tonkin., "Video Services for a Multi campus University," Proceedings of ATNAC94, Melbourne, December 1994.