Internet Measurement: Infrastructure, Traffic and Applications

I. BACKGROUND.

1. Introduction.

1.1 Why Measure The Internet?

1.2 How to Read This Book.

1.3 Resources for More Information.

2. Internet Architecture.

2.1 The Internet’s Architecture.

2.2 Details of Internet Operation.

2.3 Protocols.

2.4 Applications.

3. Analytic Background.

3.1 Linear Algebra.

3.2 Probability.

3.3 Statistics.

3.4 Graphs.

3.5 Metrics.

3.6 Measurement and Modelling.

4. Practical Issues in Internet Measurement.

4.1 Where Can Measurements Be Made?

4.2 Role of Time in Measurements.

II. IN DEPTH.

5. Infrastructure.

5.1 Properties.

5.2 Challenges.

5.3 Tools.

5.4 State of the Art.

6. Traffic.

6.1 Properties.

6.2 Challenges.

6.3 Tools.

6.4 State of the Art.

7. Applications.

7.1 Application Mix.

7.2 DNS.

7.3 Web.

7.4 P2P.

7.5 Online Games.

7.6 Other applications.

III. IN PERSPECTIVE.

8 Anonymization.

8.1 Definitions.

8.2 General Motivation for Anonymizing Data.

8.3 Obstacles and Risks in Sharing Data.

8.4 Categorizing Data: What Should be Anonymized?

8.5 Anonymizing Process and Techniques: How data is Anonymized.

8.6 Anonymization Examples at Different Layers.

8.7 Attacks Against Anonymized Data.

8.8 Anonymizing Data: Metrics for Success.

8.9 Alternatives to Anonymization.

9. Security.

9.1 Role of Internet Measurement in Security.

9.2 Intranet Measurements in Aid of Security.

9.3 Gateway Measurements in Aid of Security.

9.4 Inter-domain Measurements Impact on Security.

9.5 Wide-area Measurements in Aid of Security.

9.6 Application-level Measurements of Attacks.

10. Case Studies.

10.1 Low Level Monitoring Tools.

10.2 Individual Toolsets for Network Measurement.

10.3 Large Scale Measurement Projects.

11. Conclusions and Prospects.

11.1 Trends in Internet Measurement.

11.2 Difficulties.

11.3 Future Work.

Bibliography.

Index.