What It Does
The simulator creates a controllable environment for testing how traffic distributes across a network, where queues begin to form, and which paths create more resilient outcomes when the system is under pressure.
Systems Project
Modeling congestion before it becomes a bottleneck.
Web Traffic Simulator explores how requests move through a network under load, how routing decisions impact throughput, and where bottlenecks start to appear when demand spikes across the graph.
C++
Graph Algorithms
Networking Concepts
Focus Areas
- Congestion modeling across connected nodes
- Routing efficiency under changing demand
- Packet prioritization for higher-value traffic
Tech Stack
C++
Shortest Path Logic
Queue Modeling
Network Simulation
Project Story
I built this project to better understand the tradeoffs behind routing decisions in distributed systems. Rather than treating “traffic” as an abstract concept, the simulator turns it into something visible: requests pile up, alternate paths open or fail, and the network starts to reveal where its real limits are.
That made the project a useful bridge between algorithmic thinking and systems thinking. The interesting part was not just computing a route, but comparing what happens when ideal paths collide with real constraints like contention, priority, and scale.