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#+title:  traffic

[[id:c9461f7b-7368-4b88-b90b-2d785fda2159][Network]] traffic or data traffic is the amount of data moving across a network at a given point of time. Network data in computer networks is mostly encapsulated in network [[id:fde35a08-897d-4502-aead-1f4414ea639c][packets]], which provide the [[id:96c1f3b2-5f11-4cbc-8ed9-71a165026e29][payload]] in the network. Network traffic is the main component for network traffic measurement, network traffic control and simulation.