Versions of the AS core made at different times give a historical
perspective on how
the global Internet is changing.
A Chronology of Views of the IPv4 AS Core
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Image: Jan, 2009
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Data collected from 33 monitors located in 30 countries on 5 continents
(comparison of IPv4 and IPv6)
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Image: Jan 1 - Jan 17, 2008
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4,853,991 IP addresses, 5,682,419 IP links, 48 million destinations, 94.9%
of globally routable network prefixes, 17,791 Autonomous Systems (ASes),
50,333 peering sessions.
(analysis)
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Image: Jul 2 - Jul 9, 2007
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760,922 IP addresses, 1,400,796 IP links, 1 million destinations, 26.7% of globally routable network prefixes, 12,465 Autonomous Systems (ASes), 35,589 peering sessions.
(analysis)
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Image: Apr 4 - Apr 17, 2005
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926,201 IP addresses, 2,000,796 IP links, 865,000 destinations, 50% of globally routable network prefixes; 10,131 ASes (78% of ASes present in RouteViews BGP tables on Apr 17, 2005), 29,191 peering sessions.
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Image: Apr 21 - May 8, 2003
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1,134,634 IP addresses, 2,434,073 IP links, 865,000 destinations, 62% of globally routable network prefixes; 11,411 ASes (73% of ASes present in RouteViews BGP tables on May 8, 2003), 32,209 peering sessions.
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Image: Apr 1 - Apr 16, 2002
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1,224,733 IP addresses, 2,093,194 IP links, 932,000 destinations, 70% of globally routable network prefixes; 10,999 ASes (84% of ASes present in RouteViews BGP tables on April 15,2002), 34,209 peering sessions.
- Image: Jul 23 - Aug 1, 2001
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Image: Oct 2 - Oct 15, 2000
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626,773 IP addresses, 1,007,723 IP links, 52% of globally routable network prefixes; 7,563 ASes (81% of A
Ses present in RouteViews BGP tables on October 15,2000), 25,005 peering sessions.
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Image: Jan 15 - Jan 22, 2000
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220,533 IP addresses, 374,013 IP links, 154,104 destinations, 5,107 ASes (7% of ASes present in RouteViews BGP tables on January 16, 2000)
A Chronology of Views of the IPv6 AS Core
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Image: Jan, 2009
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Data collected from 6 Ark monitors located in 4 countries on 2 continents.
(comparison of IPv4 and IPv6)
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Image: Jan 1 - Jan 15, 2008
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4,752 IPv6 addresses, 17,036 IPv6 links, 2,358 destinations, 80%
of globally routable network prefixes, 489 Autonomous Systems (ASes),
1,904 peering sessions.
(analysis)
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Image: Mar 4 - Mar 17, 2005
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2,913 IPv6 addresses, 7,905 IPv6 links, 333 Autonomous Systems (ASes),
1,304 peering sessions.
(analysis)
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