Will you share the results? It would be good to know them. On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 7:07 PM Usama Naseer <[email protected]> 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. > -- Ing. Etienne-Victor Depasquale Assistant Lecturer Department of Communications & Computer Engineering Faculty of Information & Communication Technology University of Malta Web. https://www.um.edu.mt/profile/etiennedepasquale
