On the constancy of Internet path properties
Conference Paper
Overview
Identity
Additional Document Info
Other
View All
Overview
abstract
Many Internet protocols and operational procedures use measurements to guide future actions. This is an effective strategy if the quantities being measured exhibit a degree of constancy: that is, in some fundamental sense, they are not changing. In this paper we explore three different notions of constancy: mathematical, operational, and predictive. Using a large measurement dataset gathered from the NIMI infrastructure, we then apply these notions to three Internet path properties: loss, delay, and throughput. Our aim is to provide guidance as to when assumptions of various forms of constancy are sound, versus when they might prove misleading.
name of conference
Proceedings of the First ACM SIGCOMM Workshop on Internet Measurement - IMW '01