Objective
Today's Internet provides no a priori guarantees about when or if packets will be delivered; this best-effort design has been key to Internet simplicity and scalability. Unfortunately, the Internet also provides no feedback on the fate of transmitted packets. As a result, when a network failure causes packets to get lost or delayed, the sender of the packets has no way of knowing where the failure occurred. This makes it hard for the sender to adapt to the failure (e.g. send its traffic via an alternative path) or hold any administrative entity accountable for it. End-hosts try to address this problem by using probing tools like trace routes. These tools, however, are unreliable, cannot be used to hold ISPs accountable, and are frequently blocked by ISPs for policy or security reasons.
This project proposes a solution, in which ISPs are motivated to willingly provide feedback on the loss and delay incurred by traffic within their network. Feedback is collected by monitoring boxes located on inter-ISP links and provided to interested parties. Our proposal attempts to reconcile the academic and industry perspectives on the Internet by developing a solution that is not only technically feasible, but also consistent with the current ISP business model: we enable ISPs to choose the level of feedback they provide, without revealing their internal structure.
The proposed mechanism reveals to senders which ISPs are accountable for losing or delaying their packets; as a result, senders are able to evaluate the performance of their ISPs and route their traffic around failure points. Unlike traditional quality-of-service solutions, we do not provide senders with a priori guarantees; we only provide them with a posteriori feedback, which senders can then use to adapt to failures. In essence, we try to improve the end-to-end performance of Internet communications in the face of failures, without compromising the best-effort nature of the Internet architecture.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- natural sciences computer and information sciences software
- natural sciences computer and information sciences internet transport layer
- social sciences economics and business business and management business models
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Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Call for proposal
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Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
FP6-2004-MOBILITY-12
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Funding Scheme
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Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
IRG - Marie Curie actions-International re-integration grants
Coordinator
LAUSANNE
Switzerland
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