Internet Measurement: Infrastructure, Traffic and Applications (Hardcover)

by Mark Crovella (Author), Balachander Krishnamurthy (Author) "The Internet is a communication network connecting digital devices..." (more)
Key Phrases: full packet capture, packet train lengths, multicast probes, World Wide Web, Central Limit Theorem, United States (more...)

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"The book will be a valuable resource for students and researchers starting to work on internet measurements." (IEEE Network Magazine, May/June 2007)

Product Description
Although the Internet is now a planet-wide communication medium, we have remarkably little quantitative understanding of it. This ground breaking book provides a comprehensive overview of the important field of Internet Measurement, and includes a first detailed look at three areas:
* measurements of Internet infrastructure: routers, links, network connectivity and bandwidth,
* measurements of traffic on the Internet: packets, bytes, flows, sessions, etc.,
* measurements of various key Internet applications: DNS, Web, Peer-to-Peer, and networked games.

Each area is discussed in depth, covering the challenges faced (such as data availability, data management and statistical issues), the tools and methods that are available to address those challenges, and the state of current knowledge in the area.


In addition, the book contains extensive background material needed for Internet measurement, including overviews of Internet architecture and essential statistical methods. It also covers important emerging areas in Internet measurement: anonymization issues and methods, how measurements can be used for network security, and examples of successful tools and systems currently used for Internet measurement. It is essential reading for practitioners, researchers and analysts of Internet traffic, and students taking advanced Networking, Internet Security or other specialist courses relying on Internet Measurement.



"This book is a gem! Written by two of the leading researchers/practitioners in the field of Internet measurement this book provides readable, thorough and insightful coverage of both the principles and the practice of network measurement. It is a must read for everyone interested in the field."
--Jim Kurose, Distinguished University Professor, University of Massachussetts

"If you want to measure the Internet, you must read this book."
--Bruce Maggs, Vice President, Research, Akamai Technologies; Professor, Carnegie Mellon University


"This extraordinary book is a change in the way of viewing the Internet. Highly recommended!"
--Virgílio Almeida, Professor of Computer Science, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 520 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (July 18, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 047001461X
• ISBN-13: 978-0470014615
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #730,052 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice whirlwind tour, August 11, 2008

By	Dr Wollongong "Inno" (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This is a nice book on Internet measurement research. This book provides a good starting point for students wanting to get into this area, and helps identify potential research areas.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful, Much Needed Book, August 21, 2006

By	Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (Albany NY, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

At last! Here is a book that covers both key measurement and modeling topics and makes it easily accessible to a broader systems audience. Caveat: I have not yet finished reading the book. But, I enjoyed the coverage of traffic and topology models and measurement implications. The book also pays a lot of attention to the details of measurement infrastructures and modern state-of-the-art tools. The math review chapter is also very useful since it addresses issues that arise in measurement and modeling.

2 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars why buy, May 13, 2007

By	Nicholas Markovic - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

why should I review anything for amazon ??? what's in for me ? higher prices, late deliveries, WRONG Deliveries ???