NSF Workshop on Internet Statistics Measurement and Analysis Agenda
8:00 Coffee and Bagels
8:30 Introductory remarks: Mark W. Garrett
Introductions of participants
Scope and purpose of workshop: Hans-Werner Braun
Discussion of technical issues and policy issues on 7 topics:
Topic 1: workload characterization:
Vern Paxson (LBL), Why meaningful Internet measurement is painfully hard
Walter Willinger (Bellcore), Why there is hope for meaningful Internet measurements
Topic 2: measurement infrastructure
Vern Paxson (LBL), Black-Box Measurement of Internet Clouds
Guy Almes (Advanced Network Services), on IPPM
Nevil Brownlee (U. Auckland), Netramet
Robert Moskowitz (Chrysler), the Automotive Network Exchange
(afternoon)
Topic 3: flow characterization and control
Craig Partridge (BBN), Locality and route caches
Peter Newman (Ipsilon), Flow duration statistics
K Claffy (SDSC)/Joel Apisdorf, (MCI), OC-3 traffic monitoring
Topic 4: scaling
Mark Garrett (Bellcore), What happens to ISPs as they scale up
Dennis Ferguson (Ipsilon), Scaling routers
Topic 5: quality of service and pricing
Roger Bohn (UCSD)
Group discussion to draw conclusion
(evening cocktail reception at SDSC)
Tuesday
8:00 Coffee and Bagels
8:30 Topic 6: privacy and security:
Carter Bullard (Fore Systems),
Measurement in Support of Security
Topic 7: cooperation
Phil Dykstra (Army Research Laboratories), Implications for federal agencies
Group discussion to draw conclusions
Discussion of workshop report: identify value, action items, etc.
(afternoon)
Committee meets to sketch out workshop report
Other participants may continue discussions informally