Mapping the Whole Internet with Passive Measurements
Bruce MacDowell Maggs · 2012
Abstract : This final technical report describes an effort to develop a comprehensive and accurate map of the Internet using passive measurements, diverse data sets and statistical learning methods. The effort passively collected a comprehensive set of Internet traffic and topology information. It captured a wide range of sources, including the Akamai data, Honeypot traffic, Boarder Gateway Protocol (BGP) traffic, background radiation, and distributed packet capture at Web servers and other network choke points. The data was complemented with selective active (traceroute-like) measurements as needed to enhance and/or validate the inferred topology. The effort also fused these data sources into a coherent picture of Internet topology and geography in a real-time fashion.