HiPerConTracer 3.0: Transport-level Packet Routing Analysis Tool

Thomas Dreibholz, Somnath Mazumdar

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Abstract

Network-based applications rely on the underlying network infrastructure to reliably forward packets between nodes. The way packets are forwarded has a significant impact on service quality. Therefore, it is important to gain a better understanding of data packet routes. To obtain detailed information about network paths, continuous and long-term packet analysis is required. To achieve this, we present our open-source framework HiPerConTracer 3.0 for large-scale IP trace analysis. It performs Ping and Traceroute measurements to provide detailed insights into packet routes and packet timing by tracing routes between senders and receivers in public and private networks. Particularly, it runs its own measurements, without need to obtain data, or cooperation from, the underlying network service providers or remote server owners. Our tool supports large-scale data collection, storage, and post-processing stages. It supports easy-to-understand route visualization, round-trip time measurements, and hop counts. A proof-of-concept analysis revealed that packet route lengths can change drastically when traveling through unexpected countries, regions, and network operators.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 33rd Euromicro International Conference on Parallel, Distributed, and Network-Based Processing, PDP 2025
Place of PublicationTurin, Italy
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Publication dateMar 2025
Pages33-41
ISBN (Print)9798331524944
ISBN (Electronic)9798331524937
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2025
Event33rd Euromicro International Conference on Parallel, Distributed and Network-based Processing. PDP 2025 - University of Turin, Torino, Italy
Duration: 12 Mar 202514 Mar 2025
Conference number: 33
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Conference

Conference33rd Euromicro International Conference on Parallel, Distributed and Network-based Processing. PDP 2025
Number33
LocationUniversity of Turin
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityTorino
Period12/03/202514/03/2025
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Keywords

  • Analysis
  • Network
  • Packets
  • Routing
  • Round-trip time
  • Traceroute

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