Avoiding traceroute anomalies with Paris traceroute
B Augustin, X Cuvellier, B Orgogozo, F Viger… - Proceedings of the 6th …, 2006 - dl.acm.org
Proceedings of the 6th ACM SIGCOMM conference on Internet measurement, 2006•dl.acm.org
Traceroute is widely used, from the diagnosis of network problems to the assemblage of
internet maps. However, there are a few serious problems with this tool, in particular due to
the presence of load balancing routers in the network. This paper describes a number of
anomalies that arise in nearly all traceroute-based measurements. We categorize them as"
loops"," cycles", and" diamonds". We provide a new publicly-available traceroute, called
Paris traceroute, which controls packet header contents to obtain a more precise picture of …
internet maps. However, there are a few serious problems with this tool, in particular due to
the presence of load balancing routers in the network. This paper describes a number of
anomalies that arise in nearly all traceroute-based measurements. We categorize them as"
loops"," cycles", and" diamonds". We provide a new publicly-available traceroute, called
Paris traceroute, which controls packet header contents to obtain a more precise picture of …
Traceroute is widely used, from the diagnosis of network problems to the assemblage of internet maps. However, there are a few serious problems with this tool, in particular due to the presence of load balancing routers in the network. This paper describes a number of anomalies that arise in nearly all traceroute-based measurements. We categorize them as "loops", "cycles", and "diamonds". We provide a new publicly-available traceroute, called Paris traceroute, which controls packet header contents to obtain a more precise picture of the actual routes that packets follow. This new tool allows us to find conclusive explanations for some of the anomalies, and to suggest possible causes for others.
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