Collaborative Research: CI-ADDO-EN: Making Internet Routing Data Accessible To All

摘要：RouteViews是一个系统地收集互联网流量使用的路由(数据从A点到B点的路径)的数据的系统。它在研究互联网上发生的重大事件，如大规模停机方面发挥了关键作用。RouteViews数据档案是计算机网络、网络运营和网络安全社区使用最广泛的互联网路由数据来源。它们也越来越多地被用于网络拓扑增长和网络经济学的研究。然而，对RouteViews数据的访问对新用户来说一直是一个挑战，因为数据目前是以平面二进制文件的形式构建的，没有用于搜索或访问数据的简单接口。该项目将设计和实现对RouteViews数据的数据库访问，并将开发用于访问数据的简单接口和工具。用于获取和存储数据的资源也将扩大。该项目将向包括本科生教育在内的更广泛的社区开放路由数据的使用。该计划会与社会各界合作，提高市民对路由数据在研究和教育方面的潜在用途的认识，并会推广使用新的接驳方法。这项计划将会扩大路由数据的收集范围，使收集到的数据更易取得，并有助网络研究、网络运作和网络安全。

Abstract: RouteViews is a system for systematically collecting data on the routes (the paths by which data gets from point A to point B) used by Internet traffic. It has played a critical role in the study of significant events, such as large scale outages, that have taken place in the Internet. The RouteViews data archives are the most widely used source of Internet routing data for the computer networking, network operations and network security communities. They are also increasingly being used in studies of network topological growth and network economics. However, access to the RouteViews data has been challenging to new users since the data is current structured as flat binary files with no simple interfaces for searching or accessing the data.This project will design and implement database access to the RouteViews data, and will develop simple interfaces and tools for accessing the data. The resources used to acquire and store the data will also be expanded. The project will open up the use of routing data to a broader community including undergraduate education. It will work with the community to raise awareness about the potential uses of routing data in research and education, and will promote the use of the new access methods.The project will expand routing data collection, will make it easier to access the collected data and will benefit networking research, network operations and network security.