{"id":5388,"date":"2024-08-09T12:37:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T19:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.caida.org\/best_available_data\/?p=5388"},"modified":"2024-08-09T12:38:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T19:38:03","slug":"help-caida-refine-and-enhance-the-fantail-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.caida.org\/best_available_data\/2024\/08\/09\/help-caida-refine-and-enhance-the-fantail-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Help CAIDA Refine and Enhance the FANTAIL Traceroute Analytics platform."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We are excited to announce the beta testing phase of the Facilitating Advances in Network Topology Analysis (FANTAIL) platform (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caida.org\/projects\/fantail\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.caida.org\/projects\/fantail\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), a cutting-edge topology query system designed to search vast archives of raw Internet end-to-end path (traceroute) measurement data. FANTAIL is poised to support and advance various research domains within the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) field that heavily rely on the emerging sub-discipline of Internet cartography. Key areas of focus include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Understanding the intricate ownership and interconnection structures and dynamics of Internet infrastructure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Exploring methods for device identification and characterization within the digital landscape.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Enhancing the ability to detect and respond to network outages and route hijacking incidents.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Investigating network congestion patterns and their impact on data flow and quality of service.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities within network topologies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">FANTAIL consists of four components:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Interactive Web Interface:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fantail.caida.org\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">FANTAIL Web Interface<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Application Programming Interface (API): Built on web standards (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caida.org\/projects\/fantail\/docs\/file-formats\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">FANTAIL API Documentation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Full-Text Search System<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Big Data Processing System<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The system&#8217;s central data type is the traceroute path, representing the inferred IP-level Internet path that network traffic would take between two hosts, from the measurement vantage point to the destination, as determined with the traceroute technique by scamper (https:\/\/catalog.caida.org\/software\/scamper). FANTAIL leverages annotated and indexed data generated through the utilization of Spark, SQLite, and Elasticsearch, originating from CAIDA Internet traceroute probing data dating back to 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Academic researchers interested in accessing the platform can request access by emailing <strong>fantail-info@caida.org<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We will prioritize users who can commit to regular feedback and participation throughout the beta testing period.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are excited to announce the beta testing phase of the Facilitating Advances in Network Topology Analysis (FANTAIL) platform (https:\/\/www.caida.org\/projects\/fantail\/), a cutting-edge topology query system designed to search vast archives of raw Internet end-to-end path (traceroute) measurement data. 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