February NANOG Meeting

Internet Measurement BOF: Presenting a New Network Pathology Study

Avi Freedman, Akamai

A project has been started to study network pathologies (why, how, and when things fail), initially using BGP churn data as gathered via eBGP feeds from many ASs to follow prefixes, ASs, and inter-AS links that are failing or congesting. Data will be tracked over time, but one goal is to be able to provide more instantaneous data about Internet failures.

We will present:

Motivations for the project;
An overview of the infrastructure of the project;
The initial set of parameters being studied; and
Very preliminary data.

We will be seeking input on a number of topics, including what information people would be interested in seeing data on, and what information people feel should be released or kept private.

About the Presenter
Avi is the VP of Network Architecture for Akamai Technologies, and still advises NETAXS, an NSP he founded. Avi has been responsible for the design, implementation, and operation of several networks, and is interested in studying the performance and pathology of the 'net. Avi also teaches and writes about Internet routing, and is trying to find time to finish a book on BGP routing.

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