Constantine Dovrolis

Study Shows How the Internet's Architecture Got its Hourglass Shape


August 14, 2011

In the natural world, species that share the same ecosystem often compete for resources, resulting in the extinction of weaker competitors. A new computer model that describes the evolution of the Internet's architecture suggests something similar has happened among the layers of protocols that have survived -- and become extinct -- on the worldwide network.

ShaperProbe Reveals Traffic Shaping Among Major ISPs

ShaperProbe, a new tool developed by Constantine Dovrolis and Ph.D. student Partha Kanuparthy (both Computer Science), has shown that cable-based Internet service providers are more likely to "shape" network traffic than DSL-based providers. Source: NewAmerica.net

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Atlanta, GA
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Monday, June 13, 2011 - 14:21
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Sunday, September 11, 2011 - 14:21

Contest Shines Light on Broadband Providers' Tactics

A team led by Constantine Dovrolis (Computer Science) was named co-winner of the FCC's Open Internet Challenge competition for a paper describing two tools, DiffProbe and ShaperProbe, that measure network performance. Source: PCWorld

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Atlanta, GA
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Monday, August 8, 2011 - 12:53
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Sunday, November 6, 2011 - 12:53

FCC Contest Stimulates Development of Apps to Help Keep ISPs Honest

Constantine Dovrolis' (Computer Science) winning application, DiffProbe, and the other entries into the FCC Open Internet Challenge will help "ensure that consumers and the marketplace pick winners and losers online, and that websites or applications aren't improperly blocked or slowed," said FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. Source: O'Reilly Radar

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Atlanta, GA
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 12:22
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 12:22

Where IPs Go to Die

The key to a secure online world of tomorrow? That would be an Internet that spends a bit more time padding its waistline at the protocol buffet, according to Constantine Dovrolis (Computer Science) and his colleagues. Source: Engadget.com

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Atlanta, GA
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 12:12
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 12:12

Study Shows How the Internet's Architecture Got its Hourglass Shape

A new computer model designed by Constantine Dovrolis (Computer Science) that describes the evolution of the Internet's architecture suggests a process similar to natural evolution took place to determine which protocols survived and which became extinct. Source: GT Research News

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Atlanta, GA
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Monday, August 15, 2011 - 09:09
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Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 09:09
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Internet Architecture's Hourglass Shape

In the natural world, species that share the same ecosystem often compete for resources, resulting in the extinction of weaker competitors. Something similar happened as Internet protocols evolved, and Constantine Dovrolis (Computer Science) says designers of tomorrow's Internet would do well to understand it. Source: Scientific Computing

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Atlanta, GA
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 10:25
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Monday, November 21, 2011 - 10:25

Back to the Future with Distance-Based Internet Pricing

Two papers presented last week by Georgia Tech researchers at SIGCOMM 2011 could have big implications for Internet providers and policymakers. Source: TMCnet.com

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Atlanta, GA
Release: 
Monday, August 22, 2011 - 10:56
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Sunday, November 20, 2011 - 10:56

How the Internet Got Its Hourglass Shape

At the top of the Internet's network architecture, says Constantine Dovrolis (Computer Science), protocols are so specialized that they rarely compete with one another, enabling them to "survive" longer than lower-level protocols. Source: Tom's Hardware

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Atlanta, GA
Release: 
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 09:08
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 09:08
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