Looking for Science in the Art of Network Measurement

  • Authors:
  • Matthias Grossglauser;Balachander Krishnamurthy

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • IWDC '01 Proceedings of the Thyrrhenian International Workshop on Digital Communications: Evolutionary Trends of the Internet
  • Year:
  • 2001

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Abstract

Network measurements are crucial both to drive research and in network operations. We introduce a taxonomy and survey the state of the art of network measurement. We compare measurements available at the network layer with those available at higher layers, specifically the DNSand the Web. Both the DNSand the Web can be viewed as logical networks; this allows the direct comparison of measurement methods available at these layers with those available at the network layer. We argue that measurement support within the DNSand the Web is insufficient in light of the fact that they affect end-user performance as much as the network layer. We derive some recommendations for the reuse of network layer measurement methods in the DNSand the Web.