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

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. If you find this dataset useful for your work, please consider citing us: Francisco Rau, Carlos Herranz, Iñaki Val, Petia Georgieva, Joaquin Perez, “A Novel Flow-Based Online Network Traffic Classification Using Machine Learning”, TechRxiv 2025. https://doi.org/10.36227/techrxiv.175459507.75164419/v1 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