Maximizing packet loss monitoring accuracy for reliable trace collections

摘要: Network traces are a valuable source of information for modeling and analysis network behavior the evaluation protocols. These crucial activities should be supported with reliable traffic traces. Reliable packet capturing facilities devoted to avoid losing packets at very last, report when have been lost highest accuracy possible. This paper describes methodological approach maximize in loss monitoring. The lies on monitoring appropriate statistical indicators directly from Ethernet hardware. become enablers collection metadata parallel standard trace collections. resulting meta-traces proposed as mechanism monitor level they provide means identify exact location amount collected files. We describe an use case our commodity hard- software. conclusion drawn experimental set up configuration is that it possible collections affordable costs.