On the constancy of Internet path properties Conference Paper uri icon

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

published proceedings

  • IMW 2001: PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST ACM SIGCOMM INTERNET MEASUREMENT WORKSHOP

author list (cited authors)

  • Zhang, Y., Duffield, N., Paxson, V., & Shenker, S.

citation count

  • 319

complete list of authors

  • Zhang, Y||Duffield, N||Paxson, V||Shenker, S

publication date

  • January 2001