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Design Of A Scalable Path Service For The Internet, Mehmet O. Ascigil
Design Of A Scalable Path Service For The Internet, Mehmet O. Ascigil
Theses and Dissertations--Computer Science
Despite the world-changing success of the Internet, shortcomings in its routing and forwarding system have become increasingly apparent. One symptom is an escalating tension between users and providers over the control of routing and forwarding of packets: providers understandably want to control use of their infrastructure, and users understandably want paths with sufficient quality-of-service (QoS) to improve the performance of their applications. As a result, users resort to various “hacks” such as sending traffic through intermediate end-systems, and the providers fight back with mechanisms to inspect and block such traffic.
To enable users and providers to jointly control routing and …