Abstract
Researchers and operators often measure Round Trip Time when monitoring, troubleshooting, or otherwise assessing network paths. However, because it combines all hops traversed along both the forward and reverse path, it can be difficult to interpret or to attribute delay to particular path segments.
In this work, we present an approach using a single packet to dissect the RTT in chunks mapped to specific portions of the path. Using the IP Prespecified Timestamp option directed at intermediate routers, it provides RTT estimations along portions of the slow path. Using multiple vantage points (116 PlanetLab nodes), we show that the proposed approach can be applied on more than 77% of the considered paths. Finally, we present preliminary results for two use cases (home network contribution to the RTT and per-Autonomous System RTT contribution) to demonstrate its potential in practical scenarios.
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Marchetta, P., Botta, A., Katz-Bassett, E., Pescapé, A. (2014). Dissecting Round Trip Time on the Slow Path with a Single Packet. In: Faloutsos, M., Kuzmanovic, A. (eds) Passive and Active Measurement. PAM 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8362. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04918-2_9
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