The use of end-to-end multicast measurements for characterizing internal network behavior - IEEE Communications Magazine
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Wc prcscnt a novel methodology for identifying intcrnal iichvork performance characteristics baucd on cnd-to-end mullicnst measuretncnts. The mcthodology, solidly groiinded on statistical cstiination thcory, c a n bc uscd to clifiracterize the internal loss atid dciay lrrcliavior of a nctwork. Measurcnicnts on thc MI3anc havc been uscd tu validate thc approach in the case of Insscs. Extensive simulation experitncnts providc furihcr validaiion of the apprnacli, not only for losses, but also for delays. Wc also dcscribe our stratcgy for deploying the methodology on thc Intcrnct. This includcs the continued developmciit of the Naliorinl Internet Measurement hCrastriicture to support RTP-hascd cnd-to-cntl multicast ineasurcmciit~ sild the dcvclopnicnt of software tools tu analyze the traces. Once complete, this combincd softwarc/hardware inlrastriicturc will providc B scrvicc for understanding and forccasting tlic pcrformancc of the Internet.
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