University of Michigan and Merit Network, Inc.

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University of Michigan andMerit Network, Inc.

• Major support from the National Science
  Foundation, Intel, Hewlett Packard and the Merit
  RSNG Project

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Overview

• Develop metrics and data collection architecture
• Data dissemination
• Data visualization/data mining
• Analysis

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Architecture
Campus LAN/WAN
ISP1 Router
ISP1 Router
Exchange Point
ISP2 Router
Distiller
Dissemination Servers
Probe Machine
Probe Machine
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Data Distillation Software

• Mukesh Agrawal
• University of Michigan Merit Networks
• (quichem_at_merit.edu)

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System Overview

• Collection (MRTd)
• Processing (datadstl)
• Data Dissemination Server
• Visualization (IPMA Toolset)

MRTd
datadstl
ASExplorer FlapGraph FlapTable
Salamander
now
SNMPTable TrendGraph RouteTrackerJ
future
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Features

• Easy to Use
• Remote Configuration (telnet interface)
• Channels Published
• Publish Frequency
• Which Data Dissemination Server
• Portable (uses MRT and POSIX)

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Architecture

• Query
• Database Module
• Report Generator
• Output Handler

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Future Directions

• Additional Modules
• SNMP database
• SNMPTable, TrendGraph report generators
• RouteTrackerJ query handler
• RouteTrackerJ output handler
• Module API (plug-ins)

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Distributed DataDissemination Server

• Jimmy Wan
• University of Michigan Merit Networks
• (vecna_at_eecs.umich.edu)

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Project Goals

• Provide access to internet data visualization
  tools via command line or WWW interface
• http//www.merit.edu/ipma/tools/
• Allow people to create their own data channels
• Controlled access to public and private data
  streams

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Description

• Push-Pull server model allowing data access from
  heterogeneous clients
• Supports Historic Real-Time Queries
• Attribute based data discovery
• Multi-Server capability
• Client-side libraries available in C, C, and
  Java

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Features

• Configurable (configuration files, admin tools,
  logging)
• Security via IP Access Control Lists (wildcard
  allow/deny)
• Multi-Platform Support (UNIX and Win32)

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Multi-server capability

• Run a private server to use our publicly
  available viz tools on your own data
• Allows shared access to public data streams
• Configurable peers
• Unicast based with plans for multicast in the
  future

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Current Status of IPMA Software

• Documentation and Download Info
• http//www.merit.edu/ipma/docs/Manual/
• Data Distillation and Publishing
• Distributed Data Dissemination Server
• MRT Library
• Currently available at http//www.merit.edu/mrt/

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Current Status of IPMA Software

• Client Tools
• ASExplorer, FlapGraph, FlapTable
• JRE versions for Solaris and Win32
• WWW version for Netscape 4.06 (http//www.merit.e
  du/ipma/tools/)
• Tools connect to University of Michigan and Merit
  servers, but are configurable
• Beta version release 25 November 1998