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2.5.3 usage
One operational function of CLH is to analyze the usage to help improve the operation
in, for example, (1) promoting the usage of the CLH in the area where users are less
explored, (2) using the visiting frequency to identify the popularity in certain regions
for making deployment adjustments, and (3) examining the historical usage changes
through usage data. Usage information is recorded with the access IP and the access
numbers, which can be used to derive the number of users, the frequency of user
access, and the geographical region of the users. We extracted IP inform ...