Network Probe Daemon

  Methods 

At Each NPD site:

1. Run NPD to traceroute to all other 45 sites

   (Traceroute at NPD site to all aother sites)

2. Bring back results to merit

3. Repeat 12 times per day (run on average of every 2 hours)

At Merit

1. Record each new path based on IP address

2. Try to summarize IP path into AS path based on mapping in Internet Routing Registry (IRR)

3. Generate Reports based on AS Pathways

Dun Liu, Bill Norton, Susan Hares

Merit Network