Research Article
MINER – A Measurement Infrastructure for Network Research
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/TRIDENTCOM.2009.4976235, author={Christof Brandauer and Thomas Fichtel}, title={MINER -- A Measurement Infrastructure for Network Research}, proceedings={5th International ICST Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities}, publisher={IEEE}, proceedings_a={TRIDENTCOM}, year={2009}, month={5}, keywords={}, doi={10.1109/TRIDENTCOM.2009.4976235} }- Christof Brandauer
Thomas Fichtel
Year: 2009
MINER – A Measurement Infrastructure for Network Research
TRIDENTCOM
IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/TRIDENTCOM.2009.4976235
Abstract
Network measurements often require the coordinated use of multiple tools on distributed vantage points. Without any form of supporting command and control system, the management and execution of a systematic measurement study is a tedious mission. In this paper we present MINER which seeks to simplify this task. MINER is a programmable measurement infrastructure that integrates existing measurement tools and provides its users higher-level services on top of them. It enables users to define measurement activities, schedule executions and retrieve their results. The services are accessible via a toolagnostic and unified programming interface with which measurement applications can be developed. We discuss MINER’s requirements and design considerations and present a modular implementation that can be flexibly extended through plugins. Finally, we report on usage scenarios and directions for future work.
