From cloud to edge: a first look at public edge platforms
Public edge platforms have drawn increasing attention from both academia and industry. In
this study, we perform a first-of-its-kind measurement study on a leading public edge …
this study, we perform a first-of-its-kind measurement study on a leading public edge …
How the Internet reacted to Covid-19: A perspective from Facebook's Edge Network
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented changes in the way people interact with
each other, which as a consequence has increased pressure on the Internet. In this paper …
each other, which as a consequence has increased pressure on the Internet. In this paper …
Seven years in the life of Hypergiants' off-nets
Content Hypergiants deliver the vast majority of Internet traffic to end users. In recent years,
some have invested heavily in deploying services and servers inside end-user networks …
some have invested heavily in deploying services and servers inside end-user networks …
Cloud provider connectivity in the flat internet
The Tier-1 ISPs have been considered the Internet's backbone since the dawn of the
modern Internet 30 years ago, as they guarantee global reachability. However, their …
modern Internet 30 years ago, as they guarantee global reachability. However, their …
Pruning edge research with latency shears
Edge computing has gained attention from both academia and industry by pursuing two
significant challenges: 1) moving latency critical services closer to the users, 2) saving …
significant challenges: 1) moving latency critical services closer to the users, 2) saving …
Cost-effective cloud edge traffic engineering with cascara
Inter-domain bandwidth costs comprise a significant amount of the operating expenditure of
cloud providers. Traffic engineering systems at the cloud edge must strike a fine balance …
cloud providers. Traffic engineering systems at the cloud edge must strike a fine balance …
Toward {Nearly-Zero-Error} sketching via compressive sensing
Sketch algorithms have been extensively studied in the area of network measurement, given
their limited resource usage and theoretically bounded errors. However, error bounds …
their limited resource usage and theoretically bounded errors. However, error bounds …
PEERING: Virtualizing BGP at the Edge for Research
Internet routing research has long been hindered by obstacles to executing the wide class of
experiments necessary to characterize problems and opportunities, and evaluate candidate …
experiments necessary to characterize problems and opportunities, and evaluate candidate …
The central problem with distributed content: Common cdn deployments centralize traffic in a risky way
Google, Netflix, Meta, and Akamai serve content to users from offnet servers in thousands of
ISPs. These offnets benefit both services and ISPs, via better performance and reduced …
ISPs. These offnets benefit both services and ISPs, via better performance and reduced …
Painter: Ingress traffic engineering and routing for enterprise cloud networks
Enterprises increasingly use public cloud services for critical business needs. However,
Internet protocols force clouds to contend with a lack of control, reducing the speed at which …
Internet protocols force clouds to contend with a lack of control, reducing the speed at which …