tracking a metamorphic infrastructure:  

observations on our (in)ability 
to accurately predict, analyze 
or even measure conditions 
on the global Internet

25 may 2000
sane 2000 maastricht.nl


       scientific apparatus offers a window to knowledge, 
       but as they grow more elaborate, 
       scientists spend ever more time washing the windows. 
                                     -- Isaac Asimov 



kc claffy, UCSD/SDSC/CAIDA
kc@caida.org 
www.caida.org