Clustering and server selection using passive monitoring
| Title | Clustering and server selection using passive monitoring |
| Publication Type | Conference Papers |
| Year of Publication | 2002 |
| Authors | Andrews M, Shepherd B, Srinivasan A, Winkler P, Zane F |
| Conference Name | IEEE INFOCOM 2002. Twenty-First Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies. Proceedings |
| Date Published | 2002/// |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| ISBN Number | 0-7803-7476-2 |
| Keywords | client assignment, client-server systems, clustering, content servers, Delay, distributed system, Educational institutions, Internet, IP addresses, Monitoring, network conditions, Network servers, Network topology, optimal content server, passive monitoring, server selection, Space technology, TCPIP, Transport protocols, Web pages, Web server, Webmapper |
| Abstract | We consider the problem of client assignment in a distributed system of content servers. We present a system called Webmapper for clustering IP addresses and assigning each cluster to an optimal content server. The system is passive in that the only information it uses comes from monitoring the TCP connections between the clients and the servers. It is also flexible in that it makes no a priori assumptions about network topology and server placement and it can react quickly to changing network conditions. We present experimental results to evaluate the performance of Webmapper. |
| DOI | 10.1109/INFCOM.2002.1019425 |