Testing Internet applications and services using PlanetLab

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216305%3A26220%2F17%3APU123002" target="_blank" >RIV/00216305:26220/17:PU123002 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0920548917300703" target="_blank" >http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0920548917300703</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csi.2017.02.006" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.csi.2017.02.006</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Testing Internet applications and services using PlanetLab

Original language description

In this paper we evaluate a commonly used testing tool of Internet applications and services - PlanetLab. PlanetLab is a large-scale network of Linux servers used for Internet development and research. The geographical diversity of the servers allows engineers and researchers to test networking applications in the real Internet worldwide. In the paper we evaluate PlanetLab from different points of view we identified based on its long-term use. We specifically deal with the problematic aspects, such as PlanetLab service availability, networking performance, geographical accuracy, and DNS addressing correctness. Some of the PlanetLab negative’ properties evaluated in this paper are required and needed as PlanetLab was established to reflect the real (erroneous) communication in the Internet. Nevertheless, one should be aware of them to set-up experiments correctly, run them smoothly, and not to misinterpret the results. Based on the observations presented, we give a set of simple conclusions that should help engineers to achieve valid Internet experiment results.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20206 - Computer hardware and architecture

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Computer Standards & Interfaces

ISSN

0920-5489

e-ISSN

1872-7018

Volume of the periodical

53

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

33-38

UT code for WoS article

000401046900002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85015396509