DNS-ITR (DNS-OARC) Project
CAIDA DNS-ITR (DNS-OARC) project "Improving the Integrity of Domain Name System (DNS) Monitoring and Protection" (NSF grant SCI-0427144) started in 2004 and concluded in 2009. Our primary objective was to provide much needed data in support of the DNS research. The data collection and analysis methods, services and tools resulting from this project are essential to protecting the robustness and advancing the development of the global Internet.
Principal Investigator: kc claffy
Funding source: OAC-0427144 Period of performance: September 15, 2004 - August 31, 2009.
Current Status
The DNS-ITR (DNS-OARC) project ended on August 31, 2009.
Year 3&4 Goals
| Operational characterization of DNS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Task | Lead | Collaborators | Notes | Status | ||
| Extended simultaneous data collection at multiple DNS root server anycast instances and other strategic locations | Keith Mitchell, Duane Wessels, Josh Polterock | ISC & OARC members | tcpdump | done in 2008 and 2009 | ||
| Simultaneous data collection at multiple DNS root server anycast instances | Keith Mitchell, Duane Wessels | ISC & OARC members | tcpdump | 48 hrs of data in Jan 07 | ||
| Analysis of load at anycast root servers | kc claffy, Marina Fomenkov | ISC | perl scripts | done | ||
| Create DNS Influence Map 2007 | Brad Huffaker | perl scripts | done | |||
| Analysis of load at .CL Chilean anycast servers | Sebastian Castro | NIC Chile | scripts | done | ||
| Monitor emerging query types on .CL Chilean anycast servers | Sebastian Castro | NIC Chile | scripts | done | ||
| Monitor open resolvers in the Internet | Duane Wessels | Measurement Factory | scripts | ongoing since Jun 06 | ||
| Run dsc on .CL, CAIDA & SDSC servers | Josh Polterock, Sebastian Castro | SDSC, NIC Chile | dsc | done | ||
| Analysis of spurious traffic at root servers | Sebastian Castro | ISC | perl scripts | done | ||
| Integration of DNS knowledge and our topology data sets | Young Hyun | in progress | ||||
| Modeling, simulation & testing | ||||||
| Task | Lead | Collaborators | Notes | Status | ||
| Anycast switching experiment | Marina Fomenkov, Sebastian Castro | NIC Chile | Chilean .CL DNS infrastructure | done | ||
| Anycast simulations | kc claffy, George Riley | GA Tech | scripts | done | ||
| Laboratory measurements of DNSSEC performance | Paul Vixie, Brian Reid | ISC | Dedicated testbed | done | ||
| Testing DNSSEC/DLV on CAIDA servers | Dan Andersen, Josh Polterock | ISC | done | |||
| Outreach | ||||||
| Task | Lead | Collaborators | Notes | Status | ||
| CAIDA DNS project web site | Marina Fomenkov, Alex Ma | web scripts | done | |||
| 2nd DNS research workshop | Keith Mitchell, kc claffy, Marina Fomenkov | ISC, OARC | Nov 16-17, 2006 | |||
| 3rd DNS research workshop | Keith Mitchell, kc claffy, Marina Fomenkov | ISC, OARC | Nov 2-3, 2007 | |||
| Index traces collected at root servers into the DatCat | Brad Huffaker | OARC | CoralReef, submission API | in progress | ||
| Index traces collected at .CL Chilean servers into the DatCat | Sebastian Castro | NIC Chile | CoralReef, submission API | in progress | ||
| Solicit feedback on open resolver survey from operator community | Duane Wessels, Brad Huffaker | Measurement Factory | scripts | ongoing | ||
| Tools | ||||||
| Task | Lead | Collaborators | Notes | Status | ||
| Vizualisation of worldwide load at DNS anycast servers | Sebastian Castro | NIC Chile | scripts | done | ||
| Collect dsc user feedback | Josh Polterock, Marina Fomenkov | F-root, SDSC, NIC Chile | ongoing | |||
| Modify dsc | Duane Wessels, Ken Keys | Measurement Factory | TCP & SQL support | in progress | ||
| Improve dsc documentation | Duane Wessels, Josh Polterock | Measurement Factory | in progress | |||
| Maintain NeTraMet traffic monitor | Nevil Brownlee | Univ. of Auckland | ongoing | |||
Year 2
September 1, 2005 - August 31, 2006
Year 1
September 15, 2004 - August 31, 2005
Additional Content
DNS project - Year 2 Report
This report is excerpt from CAIDA Annual Report 2006.
DNS project - Year 2 Goals
Year 2 of the NSF sponsored CAIDA DNS project was from September 1, 2005 till August 31, 2006.
DNS-ITR - Events
A list of DNS-ITR events
DNS-ITR Collaborators
This page describes CAIDA collaborators and subcontractors in the DNS-ITR project. Research Events Proposal Collaborators
DNS-ITR (DNS-OARC) - Proposal: Improving the Integrity of Domain Name System (DNS) Monitoring and Protection
This proposal helps to address National and Homeland Security recommendations by the President’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Board to develop a ‘cyberspace network operations center’. This proposal also has relevance to how the Internet supports economic prosperity and civil society.
DNS project - Year 1 Report
This report is excerpt from CAIDA Annual Report 2005.
DNS project - Year 1 Goals
Year 1 of the NSF sponsored CAIDA DNS project was from September 15, 2004 till August 31, 2005.