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Traceroute Probe Method 2008-08 Dataset

This dataset is useful for studying the effects that the choice of a traceroute probing method has on the inferred IP path. Several traceroute probe methods exist, each designed to perform better in a scenario where another fails. This dataset contains traceroute paths from 8 vantage points on Archipelago to a variety of destinations using up to 6 different probing methods per destination. This is the dataset analyzed in the IMC 2008 paper, Traceroute Probe Method and Forward IP Path Inference.

Acceptable Use Agreement

Access to these data is subject to the terms of the following CAIDA Acceptable Use Agreement (printable version in PDF format)
CAIDA ACCEPTABLE USE AGREEMENT for PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE DATASETS The following terms comprise the Acceptable Use Policy and Data License Agreement for all publicly accessible datasets (the "Public Agreement") made available by the Center for Applied Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA), a research unit at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and governed by The Regents of the University of California. LICENSE CAIDA's authorization to access the data grants You a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable, and terminable license to copy, modify, and use the data in accordance with this Public Agreement. No license is granted for any other purpose and there are no implied licenses in this Agreement. Nothing in this License is intended to limit any rights You may have arising from fair use or due to other limitations on CAIDA's exclusive rights under copyright law or other applicable laws. CAIDA has the authority and reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to discontinue further access and use to anyone who violates this AUA. If You create a publication (including web pages, papers published by a third party, and publicly available presentations) using data from this dataset, You should cite the data as follows: The CAIDA UCSD [DataSet Name] - [dates used], https://www.caida.org/data/[dataset-URL] We encourage You to provide CAIDA with a copy of (or a link to) the publication. We use this information in reports to our funding agencies. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. CAIDA USES ITS BEST EFFORTS TO PROVIDE DATA IN ACCORDANCE WITH ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY. HOWEVER, THE DATA PROVIDED HEREIN IS ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. NEITHER CAIDA, ITS RESEARCHERS, RESEARCH PARTNERS, LICENSORS, AND DATA PROVIDERS, NOR THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND ITS TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS MAKE ANYWARRANTY, EITHER IMPLIED OR EXPRESS, OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY, OR AVAILABILITY OF CAIDA DATA, APPLICATIONS, OR SERVICES ACCESSIBLE THROUGH OR MADE AVAILABLE BY CAIDA. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL CAIDA AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE DATA. If You have any questions about the data or about this Public Agreement, please email data-info@caida.org.

When referencing this data (as required by the AUA), please use:

The Traceroute Probe Method 2008-08 Dataset,
https://www.caida.org/data/active/trmethod-200808.xml.

or reference the paper

M. Luckie, Y. Hyun, and B. Huffaker,
"Traceroute Probe Method and Forward IP Path Inference",
Proc. Internet Measurement Conference (IMC), Vouliagmeni, Greece, Oct 2008, pp. 311-324,
https://www.caida.org/publications/papers/2008/traceroute_probe_method/

Also, please, report your publication to CAIDA.

Dataset Access

The raw scamper warts files are freely downloadable.

Analysis Tools

You can analyze this data (available in the warts format) with the sc_analysis_dump tool included in the scamper distribution package. The source code of the exact version of scamper (scamper-cvs-20080808) used to create this dataset is available locally in the data download directory.

The sc_analysis_dump tool prints out information about each trace in an easy-to-parse textual format (one trace per line). You would typically write a perl script to analyze the output of sc_analysis_dump.

Another tool you may want to consider is the warts-dump tool, which is also included in the scamper distribution. The output of warts-dump is somewhat less easy to parse, but warts-dump prints out practically all information contained in a warts file.

Finally, you can write your analysis scripts in the Ruby language using rb-wartslib, an easy-to-use Ruby binding to the warts I/O library.

Topology Datasets

• Freely Available Datasets
  • The Ark IPv4 Routed /24 Topology Dataset (data older than one year only)
  • The Ark IPv4 Routed /24 DNS Names Dataset (data older than one year only)
  • IPv4 TNT MPLS Topology Dataset (data older than one year only)
  • Ark Internet Topology Data Kits (ITDK) (data older than one year only)
  • The Ark IPv6 Topology Dataset
  • The Ark IPv6 DNS Names Dataset
  • The IPv6 Routed /48 Topology Dataset
  • IPv4 Routed /24 AS Links (September 2007 - ongoing)
  • IPv6 AS Links (December 2008 - ongoing)
  • AS Rank
  • AS Relationships
  • Skitter Macroscopic Topology Data
  • Skitter Internet Topology Data Kits (ITDK) - April 2002 and April/May 2003
  • Skitter AS Links (January 2000 - February 2008)
  • Skitter Router Adjacencies
  • AS Taxonomy
  • PAM 2010 "Improving AS Annotations" Supplement
• Restricted Access Datasets
  • The Ark IPv4 Routed /24 Topology Dataset (incl. most recent one year)
  • The Ark IPv4 Routed /24 DNS Names Dataset (incl. most recent one year)
  • IPv4 TNT MPLS Topology Dataset (incl. most recent one year)
  • The Ark IPv4 Prefix-Probing Dataset (incl. most recent one year)
  • Ark Internet Topology Data Kits (ITDK) (incl. most recent one year)
  • Complete Routed-Space DNS Lookups

References

For more information on CAIDA topology measurements, see:

• Internet Topology Data Comparison
• The Archipelago Project (Ark)
• Macroscopic Topology Measurements

For more information on topology measurements in general see:

• University of Oregon Route Views Project
• Paris traceroute