1. University of Michigan and Merit Network, Inc. Major support from the National Science Foundation, Intel, Hewlett Packard and the Merit RSNG Project

2. Develop metrics and data collection architecture Develop metrics and data collection architecture Data dissemination Data dissemination Data visualization/data mining Data visualization/data mining Analysis Analysis Overview

3. Probe Machine Campus LAN/WAN ISP2 Router Distiller ISP1 Router ISP1 Router Dissemination Servers Exchange Point Architecture Probe Machine

4. Data Distillation Software Mukesh Agrawal University of Michigan & Merit Networks (quichem@merit.edu)

5. System Overview Collection (MRTd) Collection (MRTd) Processing (datadstl) Processing (datadstl) Data Dissemination Server Data Dissemination Server Visualization (IPMA Toolset) Visualization (IPMA Toolset) MRTddatadstl Salamander ASExplorer FlapGraph FlapTable SNMPTable TrendGraph RouteTrackerJ now future

6. Features “Easy to Use” “Easy to Use” Remote Configuration (telnet interface) Remote Configuration (telnet interface) –Channels Published –Publish Frequency –Which Data Dissemination Server Portable (uses MRT and POSIX) Portable (uses MRT and POSIX)

7. Canned Query Custom Query ASExplorer FlapGraph FlapTable SNMPTable TrendGraph RouteTrackerJ Report Generator BGP SNMP OSPF Database now future Salamander RouteTrackerJ Output Handler Architecture Query Query Database Module Database Module Report Generator Report Generator Output Handler Output Handler

8. Future Directions Additional Modules Additional Modules –SNMP database –SNMPTable, TrendGraph report generators –RouteTrackerJ query handler –RouteTrackerJ output handler Module API (plug-ins) Module API (plug-ins)

9. Distributed Data Dissemination Server Jimmy Wan University of Michigan & Merit Networks (vecna@eecs.umich.edu)

10. Project Goals Provide access to internet data visualization tools via command line or WWW interface Provide access to internet data visualization tools via command line or WWW interface –http://www.merit.edu/ipma/tools/ Allow people to create their own data channels Allow people to create their own data channels Controlled access to public and private data streams Controlled access to public and private data streams

11. Description Push-Pull server model allowing data access from heterogeneous clients Push-Pull server model allowing data access from heterogeneous clients Supports Historic & Real-Time Queries Supports Historic & Real-Time Queries Attribute based data discovery Attribute based data discovery Multi-Server capability Multi-Server capability Client-side libraries available in C, C++, and Java Client-side libraries available in C, C++, and Java

12. Features Configurable (configuration files, admin tools, logging…) Configurable (configuration files, admin tools, logging…) Security via IP Access Control Lists (wildcard allow/deny) Security via IP Access Control Lists (wildcard allow/deny) Multi-Platform Support (UNIX and Win32) Multi-Platform Support (UNIX and Win32)

13. Multi-server capability Run a private server to use our publicly available viz tools on your own data Run a private server to use our publicly available viz tools on your own data Allows shared access to public data streams Allows shared access to public data streams Configurable peers Configurable peers Unicast based with plans for multicast in the future Unicast based with plans for multicast in the future

14. Current Status of IPMA Software Documentation and Download Info Documentation and Download Info –http://www.merit.edu/ipma/docs/Manual/ Data Distillation and Publishing Data Distillation and Publishing Distributed Data Dissemination Server Distributed Data Dissemination Server MRT Library MRT Library –Currently available at http://www.merit.edu/mrt/

15. Current Status of IPMA Software Client Tools Client Tools –ASExplorer, FlapGraph, FlapTable –JRE versions for Solaris and Win32 –WWW version for Netscape 4.06+ (http://www.merit.edu/ipma/tools/) –Tools connect to University of Michigan and Merit servers, but are configurable Beta version release: 25 November 1998 Beta version release: 25 November 1998