Case study: interactive visualization for internet security

  • Authors:
  • Soon Tee Teoh;Kwan Liu Ma;S. Felix Wu;Xiaoliang Zhao

  • Affiliations:
  • University of California, Davis;University of California, Davis;University of California, Davis;North Carolina State University

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the conference on Visualization '02
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

Internet connectivity is defined by a set of routing protocols which let the routers that comprise the Internet backbone choose the best route for a packet to reach its destination. One way to improve the security and performance of Internet is to routinely examine the routing data. In this case study, we show how interactive visualization of Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) data helps characterize routing behavior, identify weaknesses in connectivity which could potentially cripple the Internet, as well as detect and explain actual anomalous events.