DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15121417
title: VLC Data: A Multi-Class Network Traffic Dataset Covering Diverse Applications and Platforms

description: VLC Data: A Multi-Class Network Traffic Dataset Covering Diverse Applications and Platforms

Valencia Data (VLC Data) is a network traffic dataset collected from various applications and platforms. It includes both encrypted and, when applicable, unencrypted protocols, capturing realistic usage scenarios and application-specific behavior.

The dataset covers 18.5 hours, 58 pcapng files, and 24.26 GB, with traffic from:



Video streaming: Netflix and Prime Video (10–50 min) via Firefox.

Gaming: Roblox sessions on Windows (20–35 min), recorded outside of virtual machines, despite VM support.

Video conferencing: Microsoft Teams (20 min) via Firefox.

Web browsing: Wikipedia, BBC, Google, LinkedIn, Amazon, and OWIN6G (2–5 min) via Firefox or Chrome.

Audio streaming: Spotify (30–33 min) on multiple OS.

Web streaming: YouTube in 4K and Full HD (20–30 min).


This dataset is publicly available for traffic analysis across different apps, protocols, and systems.

Table Description:




Type
Applications
Platform
Time [min]
Comments
Filename
Size (MB)


Video Streaming
Netflix
Linux
10
Running Netflix on Firefox Browser
netflix_linux_10m_01
          95.1


Video Streaming
Netflix
Linux
20
Running Netflix on Firefox Browser
netflix_linux_20m_01
       167.7


Video Streaming
Netflix
Linux
20
Running Netflix on Firefox Browser
netflix_linux_20m_02
       237.9


Video Streaming
Netflix
Linux
20
Running Netflix on Firefox Browser
netflix_linux_20m_03
       212.6


Video Streaming
Netflix
Linux
25
Running Netflix on Firefox, but 2 min in Menu
netflix_linux_25m_01
       610.7


Video Streaming
Netflix
Linux
35
Running Netflix on Firefox, but 1 min in Menu
netflix_linux_35m_01
       534.8


Video Streaming
Netflix
Linux
50
Running Netflix on Firefox Browser
netflix_linux_50m_01
       660.9


Video Streaming
Netflix
Windows
10
Running Netflix on Firefox Browser
netflix_windows_10m_01
       132.1


Video Streaming
Netflix
Windows
20
Running Netflix on Firefox Browser
netflix_windows_20m_01
       506.4


Video Streaming
Prime Video
Linux
20
Running Prime Video on Firefox Browser
prime_linux_20m_01
       767.3


Video Streaming
Prime Video
Linux
20
Running Prime Video on Firefox Browser
prime_linux_20m_02
       569.3


Video Streaming
Prime Video
Windows
20
Running Prime Video on Firefox Browser
prime_windows_20m_01
       512.3


Video Streaming
Prime Video
Windows
20
Running Prime Video on Firefox Browser
prime_windows_20m_02
       364.2


Gaming
Roblox
Windows
20
Doesn't run in VM
roblox_windows_20m_01
       127.5


Gaming
Roblox
Windows
20
Doesn't run in VM
roblox_windows_20m_02
       378.5


Gaming
Roblox
Windows
20
Doesn't run in VM
roblox_windows_20m_03
       458.9


Gaming
Roblox
Windows
30
Doesn't run in VM
roblox_windows_30m_01
       519.8


Gaming
Roblox
Windows
30
Doesn't run in VM
roblox_windows_30m_02
       357.3


Gaming
Roblox
Windows
35
Doesn't run in VM
roblox_windows_35m_01
       880.4


Audio Streaming
Spotify
Linux
30
Running Spotify app on Ubuntu-Linux
spotify_linux_30m_01
          98.2


Audio Streaming
Spotify
Linux
30
Running Spotify app on Ubuntu-Linux
spotify_linux_30m_02
       112.2


Audio Streaming
Spotify
Linux
30
Running Spotify app on Ubuntu-Linux
spotify_linux_30m_03
       175.5


Audio Streaming
Spotify
Windows
30
Running Spotify app on Windows
spotify_windows_30m_01
          50.7


Audio Streaming
Spotify
Windows
30
Doesn't run in VM
spotify_windows_30m_02
          63.2


Audio Streaming
Spotify
Windows
33
Running Spotify app on Windows
spotify_windows_33m_01
          70.9


Video Conferencing
Teams
Linux
20
Running Teams on Firefox Browser
teams_linux_20m_01
       134.6


Video Conferencing
Teams
Linux
20
Running Teams on Firefox Browser
teams_linux_20m_02
       343.3


Video Conferencing
Teams
Linux
20
Running Teams on Firefox Browser
teams_linux_20m_03
       376.6


Video Conferencing
Teams
Windows
20
Running Teams on Firefox Browser
teams_windows_20m_01
       634.1


Video Conferencing
Teams
Windows
20
Running Teams on Firefox Browser
teams_windows_20m_02
       517.8


Video Conferencing
Teams
Windows
20
Running Teams on Firefox Browser
teams_windows_20m_03
       629.9


Web Browsing
Web
Linux
2
OWIN6G website on Firefox Browser
web_linux_2m_owin6g
            1.2


Web Browsing
Web
Linux
2
Wikipedia website on Firefox Browser
web_linux_2m_wikipedia
          19.7


Web Browsing
Web
Linux
3
OWIN6G website on Firefox Browser
web_linux_3m_owin6g
            4.5


Web Browsing
Web
Linux
3
Wikipedia website on Firefox Browser
web_linux_3m_wikipedia
          23.5


Web Browsing
Web
Linux
5
Amazon website on Chrome Browser 
web_linux_5m_amazon
       262.9


Web Browsing
Web
Linux
5
BBC website on Firefox Browser 
web_linux_5m_bbc
          55.7


Web Browsing
Web
Linux
5
Google website on Firefox Browser 
web_linux_5m_google
          22.6


Web Browsing
Web
Linux
5
Linkedin website on Firefox Browser
web_linux_5m_linkedin
          39.8


Web Browsing
Web
Windows
3
OWIN6G website on Firefox Browser
web_windows_3m_owin6g
          32.6


Web Browsing
Web
Windows
3
Wikipedia website on Firefox Browser
web_windows_3m_wikipedia
          94.9


Web Browsing
Web
Windows
5
Amazon website on Chrome Browser 
web_windows_5m_amazon
       104.0


Web Browsing
Web
Windows
5
BBC website on Firefox Browser 
web_windows_5m_bbc
          23.1


Web Browsing
Web
Windows
5
Google website on Firefox Browser 
web_windows_5m_google
          31.5


Web Browsing
Web
Windows
5
Linkedin website on Firefox Browser
web_windows_5m_linkedin
       104.1


Web Streaming
Youtube
Linux
20
One Video Streaming, 4K
youtube_linux_20m_01
    1,145.6


Web Streaming
Youtube
Linux
20
One Video Streaming, FullHD
youtube_linux_20m_02
       389.4


Web Streaming
Youtube
Linux
20
One Video Streaming, FullHD
youtube_linux_20m_03
    2,007.1


Web Streaming
Youtube
Linux
20
One Video Streaming, 4K
youtube_linux_20m_04
       390.4


Web Streaming
Youtube
Linux
20
One Video Streaming, FullHD
youtube_linux_20m_05
       410.1


Web Streaming
Youtube
Linux
20
One Video Streaming, FullHD
youtube_linux_20m_06
       571.9


Web Streaming
Youtube
Linux
25
One Video Streaming, FullHD
youtube_linux_25m_04
       617.0


Web Streaming
Youtube
Linux
30
One Video Streaming, FullHD
youtube_linux_30m_01
       422.9


Web Streaming
Youtube
Linux
30
One Video Streaming, FullHD
youtube_linux_30m_02
       494.1


Web Streaming
Youtube
Linux
30
One Video Streaming, 4K
youtube_linux_30m_03
       871.0


Web Streaming
Youtube
Windows
20
One Video Streaming, 4K
youtube_windows_20m_01
    4,243.4


Web Streaming
Youtube
Windows
25
One Video Streaming, FullHD
youtube_windows_25m_01
       284.7


Web Streaming
Youtube
Windows
25
One Video Streaming, FullHD
youtube_windows_25m_02
       291.9


Total
 
 
18.5
 
 
  24,260.3