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We will integrate strategic Internet measurement and data analysis capabilities
to provide comprehensive annotated Internet topology maps that will improve
our ability to identify, monitor, and model critical cyberinfrastructure.
Funding source: DHS S&T contract N66001-12-C-0130. Period of performance: September 28, 2012 - March 27, 2015 (base), March 28, 2015 - September 27, 2015 (optional).
Statement of Work
The proposed effort shall develop new technologies and analysis capabilities spanning multiple research domains of the Internet measurement field to execute timely delivery of rich cybersecurity-relevant annotated maps of critical Internet resources.
Tasks and deliverables for the entire effort are separated into three phases, with monthly deliverables throughout the course of the project:
Phase I: Applied Research (18 months, October 2012 - March 2014)
| Description | Date | Deliverable | Status | ||
| Collect raw IPv4 and IPv6 topology data using Ark; submit technical and financial status report | monthly | CDRL A001 | ongoing | ||
| Task 1: Improve completeness of macroscopic Internet maps | |||||
| 1.1 | Install monitoring infrastructure (8-10 monitors/year) in underserved regions | ongoing | |||
| 1.2 | Investigate more efficient and scalable probing techniques | Mar 2013 | done | ||
| 1.3 | Incorporate additional IP address lists into our alias resolution process | Mar 2013 | done | ||
| 1.4 | Derive an experimental Internet topology (traceroute-based) augmented with additional reachability data | Jan 2014 | |||
| 1.5 | Evaluate the experimental traceroute-based Internet topology | Mar 2014 | CDRL A003 | ||
| Task 2: Increase accuracy of macroscopic Internet maps | |||||
| 2.1 | Investigate the impact of false link inferences on the router-level graph | Jun 2013 | |||
| 2.2 | Investigate the impact of false link inferences on the PoP/city-level graph | Jun 2013 | |||
| 2.3 | Investigate the impact of false link inferences on the AS-level graph | Jun 2013 | |||
| 2.4 | Investigate approaches to identify AS peering links | Sep 2013 | |||
| 2.5 | Design user-friendly interactive validation functionality for AS meta-data and traceroute-based topology inferences | Dec 2013 | |||
| Task 3: Increase the richness of macroscopic Internet maps | |||||
| 3.1 | Add annotations for intermediate (PoP/city-level) infrastructure inferences | Jul 2013 | |||
| 3.2 | Deploy beta-version of interactive intermediate (PoP/city-level) map validation functionality for testing and feedback | Dec 2013 | CDRL A002 | ||
| 3.3 | Add economic AS annotations | Aug 2013 | |||
| 3.4 | Demonstrate the ability to extract data and analysis for specific regions of interest around the world | Mar 2014 | |||
Phase II: Development (12 months, April 2014 - March 2015)
| Description | Date | Deliverable | Status | ||
| Collect raw IPv4 and IPv6 topology data using Ark; submit technical and financial status report | monthly | CDRL A001 | |||
| Task 1: Create a new series of Internet Topology Data Kits (ITDK) | |||||
| 1.1 | Install new and upgrade obsolete Ark monitors (8-10 monitors/year) | ongoing | |||
| 1.2 | Conduct large scale alias resolution probing runs every 3-6 months | Aug 2014, Feb 2015 | |||
| 1.3 | Analyze data, derive topology graphs at various levels of granularity and make data available | Sep 2014, Mar 2015 | CDRL A004 | ||
| 1.4 | Update ITDK data and algorithms descriptions as necessary | Mar 2015 | |||
| Task 2: Develop a scalable and user-friendly interactive interface to database of topology measurements | |||||
| 2.1 | Develop graphical user interface (GUI) for interactive validation and corrections of AS meta-data | May 2014 | |||
| 2.2 | Develop graphical user interface (GUI) for interactive validation and corrections of PoP/city-level map | May 2014 | |||
| 2.3 | Develop software to reveal insight into ownership structure and financial indicators of ISPs | Aug 2014 | |||
| 2.4 | Develop software to reveal insight into the business relationships of ISPs | Aug 2014 | |||
| 2.5 | Develop software to reveal insight into the geographic coverage of ISPs | Aug 2014 | |||
| 2.6 | Develop interface to request specific historical or recent measurement data | Nov 2014 | |||
| 2.7 | Enable queries regarding observable performance changes and trends across specific regions of the world | Mar 2015 | CDRL A005 | ||
| Task 3: Implement on-demand topology measurement tools | |||||
| 3.1 | Refine functionality for selective real-time Ark probing | Nov 2014 | |||
| 3.2 | Develop interface to select probing destinations by country, AS, BGP prefix, or organization | Jan 2015 | |||
| 3.3 | Create AS-traceroute measurement tool | Mar 2015 | CDRL A006 | ||
| Submit final report | Mar 2015 | CDRL A002 | |||
Phase III: Deployment (6 months, April 2015 - September 2015) - optional
| Description | Date | Deliverable | Status | ||
| Collect raw IPv4 and IPv6 topology data using Ark; submit technical and financial status report | monthly | CDRL B001 | |||
| Task 1: Continue to expand Ark measurement platform | |||||
| 1.1 | Deploy remaining monitors (new locations or upgrades) | ongoing | |||
| 1.2 | Re-assess optimal configuration for team probing | May 2015 | |||
| Task 2: Demonstrate capabilities of the platform and technologies developed during the base performance period | |||||
| 2.1 | Test "topo-on-demand" measurements in a typical operational environment | ongoing | |||
| 2.2 | Test querying of historical topology measurements in a typical operational environment | Jun 2015 | |||
| 2.3 | Integrate diverse types and sources of data into a coherent representation of macroscopic Internet topology at multiple granularities (AS Rank) | Aug 2015 | CDRL B002 | ||
| Submit final report | Sep 2015 | CDRL B003 | |||