The Network Oracle
Title | The Network Oracle |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2005 |
Authors | Hellerstein, J. M., Paxson V., Peterson L., Roscoe T., Shenker S. J., & Wetherall D. |
Published in | Bulletin of the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Data Engineering |
Volume | 28 |
Issue | 1 |
Page(s) | 3-10 |
Other Numbers | 1598 |
Abstract | This paper sets out a high-level research agenda aimed at building a collaborative, global end-system monitoringand information infrastructure for the Internets core state. We argue that such a system is beneficial, feasibleand timely, representing an important area for engagement across database and networking technologies. Westart by hypothesizing the benefits to the Internet of a Network Oracle that could answer real-time questionsabout the global state of the network. We then argue that database and networking technology should make itpossible to provide a useful approximation of such an oracle today, gathering information from a large number ofend hosts and delivering useful views to each end system. We further argue that this can and should be done in adecentralized fashion. We provide an outline of such a system: it employs sensing agents, along with a distributedquery/trigger/dissemination engine, and possible attractive end-user applications. A key point of our discussion isthe timeliness and importance of a grassroots agenda for Internet monitoring and state-sharing. While significantsocial and economic barriers to deploying a centralized, public Internet monitoring infrastructure exist, there arecorresponding social and economic incentives for a collaborative approach. |
Acknowledgment | This work was partially supported by funding provided to ICSI through National Science Foundation grant CNS: 0205519 ("Addressing Fundamental Issues for Robust Internet Performance"). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors or originators and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. |
URL | http://www.icsi.berkeley.edu/pubs/networking/networkoracle05.pdf |
Bibliographic Notes | Bulletin of the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Data Engineering, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp.3-10 |
Abbreviated Authors | J. Hellerstein, V. Paxson, L. Peterson, T. Roscoe, S. Shenker, and D. Wetherall |
ICSI Research Group | Networking and Security |
ICSI Publication Type | Article in journal or magazine |