# Mouse flow

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In [computer networking](/source/computer_networking), a '''mouse flow''' is a short (in total bytes) [flow](/source/Traffic_flow_(computer_networking)) set up by a TCP (or other protocol) flow measured over a network link.

A mouse is a flow with fewer than C packets. An elephant flow is a flow with at least C packets.  The constant C is left as a degree of freedom in the analysis. C is chosen depending on the
target application.<ref>{{cite journal
|url=http://hal.inria.fr/docs/00/39/73/14/PDF/Hal.pdf
|title=Adaptive Algorithms for the Identification of Large Flows in IP Traffic
|author1=Azzana, Y |author2=Chabchoub, Y |author3=Fricker, C |author4=Guillemin, F. |author5=Robert, P.  |name-list-style=amp }}</ref>

== See also ==
*[Pareto principle](/source/Pareto_principle)
*[Elephant flow](/source/Elephant_flow)

== References ==
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