Re: Network configurations survey

[Etienne-Victor Depasquale <edepa () ieee org>]

Will you share the results? It would be good to know them.

On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 7:07 PM Usama Naseer <usama6naseer () gmail com> wrote:

> Hi NANOG,
>
> We have often read that CDNs/CSPs optimize their networking stack
> configurations (e.g., TCP, HTTP etc.) to meet their performance/service
> requirements.
> Please help us in exploring the configurations used in the wild by filling
> us this short survey (<10 minutes): CDN network configuration survey
> <https://forms.gle/vaGNC3gHxps3Esqs9> (https://forms.gle/vaGNC3gHxps3Esqs9
> )
>
> *Background:*
> There’s a plethora of protocols and configuration options (TCP congestion
> control, initial congestion windows, HTTP version, HTTP options etc.)
> available for networking stack to address a variety of realistic network
> conditions and devices. Content providers mostly hand-tune the network
> stack configurations to suit the needs of underlying networks and users. We
> aim to improve the tuning by building a dynamic network stack that
> delegates the choice of tuning configurations to a data-driven model and
> uses the optimal set of configurations for individual networks.
>
> *Purpose of Survey:*
> This survey aims to understand the networking configurations used
> in-the-wild by network operators and the extent of configuration tuning
> used to curate the networking stack according to the needs of underlying
> networks. We also aim to understand the rationale that goes behind tuning
> the stack to a certain configuration.
>
> We expect the survey to be filled by anyone involved with content
> delivery, protocol designing, next-gen protocols or network infrastructure.
> The survey and collected data are anonymous and the aggregate results will
> be used as part of a scientific study.
>
> Thanks in advance and we look forward to your responses.
>
> Usama Naseer (Brown University)
>
> PS: We would appreciate if you could forward the email to other operators
> who might not be a part of NANOG.


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Ing. Etienne-Victor Depasquale
Assistant Lecturer
Department of Communications & Computer Engineering
Faculty of Information & Communication Technology
University of Malta
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