Extend to enable others to contribute to tool: Faran
Sites.txt
Need to be able to edit existing sites: Faran
Student working on it plan to be done by 6/10/07 (done needs install at SLAC & testing 6/13/07, the add new node seems to work, but editing does not seem to work, reported 6/28/07): Faran
Add help and/or example on how to enter data: Faran
When zooming maintain size of dots (Faran will propose to Umar as a student project 4/10/07, he is concerned about the download time, assigned to Rehan 5/10/07, has images, will be a separate jar file to reduce disturbance, Rahan hopes to start after exams on two weeks 6/13/07): Faran, Rehan
Need a way to display alpha used: Faran
Bugs:
Left hand pane labeled Looking Glass, should be Landmarks.
SNos are not consisitent pane to pane especially after sorting (reported 6/13/07, Faran never meant them to be the same, but has an idea on how to do it 6/28/07); Faran
Add version number and date to Help about (agreed 6/28/07): Faran
Improvements
Allow alpha to change (lot of work, many changes, could improve, need analysis & understanding*)*
Look at using PingER historical data to optimize alpha (agreed 4/12/07): Faran
Evaluate whether using traceroute data helps (Suggested by Umar & Les 2/26/07, could add 3 more RTTs to minimize from): Faran
Landmarks
Get more landmarks for TULIP, ideally need at least one landmark in all major developing countries that do not have direct connections to nearby countries.:
China (sent email to ctsnet 7/26/06, reminded 12/6/06, 1/27/07): Les
Try and get sites in Africa (Les sent email 11/28/06): Les
Add traceroute/Looking Glass servers in critical areas, if they have a common format (asked for 11/15/06). Nothing useful inhttp://www.caida.org/analysis/routing/reversetrace/. Les did a manual look at traceroute.org and found about 20 potential landmarks 11/17/06, Faran not clear if one can automate 2/27/07, several are automateable, to prove it Les has added 8, Faran will work on, re-requested 3/26/07 with suggestions, Faran is having problems with blocking after several accesses, will get a list then will try and contact to open up 5/10/07, Les sent another list from traceroute.org of some potential sites in East Asia and E. Europe): Faran
Look into PlanetLab (18 China, 6 Brazil, 2 Uruguay, 2 Puerto Rico): Shahryar, Faran
Create script to send that will do pings: Shahryar
Shahryar will send information to Faran 6/28/07: Shahryar
Integrate script with TULIP: Faran
Decide how and if to use Europe and US sites: Faran
Consider allowing user to ask for more detailed information by a second pass using regional landmarks: Faran
Add NetDiGi route servers (asked for 8/30/06, is able to parse them, will look at adding appropriate hosts 3/22/07): Faran
Analysis (need for examination 5/31/07)
Provide API (agreed 6/28/07): Faran
Literature search on triangulation, multi-lateration: Faran
Optimize alpha by landmark (after have new location algorithm working, will try 1:2 for US, 1:3 for Europe, 2:15 Africa, done at NIIT, need to deploy at SLAC 4/10/07, Faran is worried about how to group nodes by region etc. and anomalies 6/13/07), hope to review results by 6/5/07): Faran
Document Faran's algorithm, try new algorithm that does not require destination to be inside triangle: Faran, Umar