Measurement of IP Packet Flow and Evaluation with VINS

Author

Li, Nanjun

Author_Institution

Univ. of Potsdam, Potsdam

fYear

2007

fDate

21-23 May 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Due to enormous complexity of Internet topology and diversity of nodes´ behavior, some important attributes of IP packet flows are not measurable in real world with existing technologies. However, by adequately simulating network nodes´ behavior and evaluating their performance, new insights into IP packet flows can be gained. With a brief review on today´s Internet architecture and recent development of the visualized IP-based network simulator (VINS), this paper applies VINS to measure IP packet flows in a simulated network. We investigate the causes of packet loop and find the time-to-live (TTL) control may not work as expected in some circumstances. A slight modification of TTL control is proposed and tested with VINS, which may strengthen the capability of cin a domain of nodes.

Keywords

IP networks; Internet; telecommunication network routing; telecommunication network topology; IP packet flow; Internet topology; VINS evaluation; loop detection; time-to-live control; visualized IP-based network simulator; Analytical models; Fluid flow measurement; IP networks; Internet; Network topology; Routing; Testing; Time measurement; Transient analysis; Visualization; VINS IP Simulation Measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Testbeds and Research Infrastructure for the Development of Networks and Communities, 2007. TridentCom 2007. 3rd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Lake Buena Vista, FL

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0739-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0739-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TRIDENTCOM.2007.4444735

Filename

4444735