EAGER: Deep Network Analysis

深度包检测（DPI）是一种成熟的方法，被isp用于性能增强、安全保护、行为广告和内容过滤。然而，随着网络流量的增加和使用模式的变化，DPI及其应用的局限性越来越明显。在这个探索性项目中，PI将引入深度“网络”检查（DNI）的概念，该概念将超越DPI，探索多个网络之间的相关性以及来自多类型网络和行为的其他聚合参数。DNI将使用更广泛的知识，包括社交网络相关性、信息网络、访问方式、设备特性、过去和现在不同聚合级别的用户概况；这样就远远超出了通信网络孤立特征的范畴。国家情报总监的主要目标包括减少？搜索空间?用于实时分析和模式发现的复杂性，以及可能无法通过单一网络检查（如DPI）检测到的关系的发现。该项目的目标是进行初步研究，以激励和探索DNI的能力、其中的挑战、检查范围和潜在应用。这一探索性研究的结果可能会为网络科学领域的进一步研究开辟一个丰富的领域。就更广泛的影响而言，拟议的项目还将激励学术界和工业界的研究人员探索网络检测的新领域，这可能在各种应用和学生教育方面具有重大潜力。

Deep packet inspection (DPI) is an established methodology used by ISPs for performance enhancements, security protections, behavioral advertising, and content filtering. However, the limitations of DPI and its applications are becoming more and more evident with the increase in network traffic and the variations in usage patterns. In this exploratory project, the PI will introduce the notion of Deep ``Network" Inspection (DNI) that will go beyond DPI in exploring correlations among multiple networks and other aggregated parameters from multi-genre networks and behaviors. DNI will use broader knowledge including social network relevancies, information network, modalities of accesses, device characteristics, past and present user profiles at various levels of aggregations; thus going far beyond the realm of isolated characterizations of communication networks. Primary goals of DNI include the reduction in the ?search space? for real-time analysis and the complexity of pattern discoveries, and the discovery of relationships which may not be detectable by single-network inspection (such as DPI). The goal of this project is to do an initial study to motivate and explore the capabilities of DNI, the challenges therein, scope of inspections, and potential applications. The outcome of this exploratory study would potentially open up an enriched area for further research in the domains of network science. In terms of broader impact, the proposed project will also instigate researchers in both academics as well as industry to explore this new domain on network inspection, which may have significant potential in a variety of applications, and education of students.