A Study of Configuration Evolution of an Operational IP Backbone Network

Configuration errors are proved to be the main reasons for network interruption and anomalies.Many researchers have paid their attention to configuration analysis and provisioning,but few works focus on understanding the configuration evolution.In this paper,we uncover the configuration evolution of...

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Published in:China communications 2017-06, Vol.14 (6), p.88-97
Main Author: Fuliang Li Jiahai Yang Huijing Zhang Xingwei Wang Suogang Li Jianping Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
backbone network
Bandwidth
Complexity theory
configuration evolution
Data mining
Internet
IP networks
ip骨干网
Limiting
network measurement
Routing
semi-automated configuration
操作
演进
结构演变
网络中断
配置错误
链路故障
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Summary:Configuration errors are proved to be the main reasons for network interruption and anomalies.Many researchers have paid their attention to configuration analysis and provisioning,but few works focus on understanding the configuration evolution.In this paper,we uncover the configuration evolution of an operational IP backbone based on the weekly reports gathered from January 2006 to January 2013.We find that rate limiting and launching routes for new customers are configured most frequently.In addition,we conduct an analysis of network failures and find that link failures are the main causes for network failures.We suggest that we should configure redundant links for the links which are easy to break down.At last,according to the analysis results,we illustrate how to provide semi-automated configuration for rate limiting and adding customers.
ISSN:1673-5447
DOI:10.1109/CC.2017.7961366