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Measurement Lab Introduces a New, Hardware-Based Tool

Submitted by mt53 on Wed, 2011-09-28 09:51

Nick Feamster (Computer Science) and other researchers working on the BISMark project have just released a BISmark measurement router which monitors the performance of the internet. Because this is done through a router, researchers will be able to distinguish between performance issues caused by an ISP or a user's home network. Source: Google Public Policy Blog

Location: 
Atlanta, GA
Dateline: 
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Release: 
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 15:01
Expire: 
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 15:01
 

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