Vitina, March, RURAL WINGS IP Network usage analysis WP7.3 Results of the usability tests and recommendations Patricia INIGO (Astrium)

Vitina, March, RURAL WINGS IP Network usage & reliability monitoring system  Network activity monitored at hub level using SSPs monitoring tools.  Key achievement of RP2: implementation and validation (through the First Test Run periods) of a homogeneous Network Usage monitoring system and procedures for the 3 RW SSPs (Avanti, Hellas Sat and TTSA) coordinated by Astrium.  Steps:  Metrics identification  Graphs definition  Procedures and deadlines  Platform implementation / adaptation  First Analysis of results  Recommendations for next periods

Vitina, March, RURAL WINGS IP Metrics identification  Network usage metrics: In & Out (typical Internet traffic asymmetry)  Traffic volume: total consumed bandwidth  Applications & Protocols: volume distribution between different applications  Data rate: instant measure of the throughput  System reliability indicators:  Time evolution of anomalies  Mechanism of incidents notification  Concerned network segment and equipment  Type of incident  Solution applied  Intervention  Resolution time

Vitina, March, RURAL WINGS IP Graphs definition (1/2)  Raw data collected continuously  Simple treatment to obtain synthesis graphs and charts  Network usage graphs (Monthly basis)  1A Traffic volume per site  2A Global traffic volume per month  3A Detailed IN traffic volume per month  4A Detailed OUT traffic volume per month  5A Inbound Protocols distribution per site  6A Outbound Protocols distribution per site  7A Inbound protocol distribution per month  8A Outbound protocol distribution per month  9A Average IN Data rate per site and per month  10A Average OUT Data rate per site and per month  11A Histogram of sites average data rate

Vitina, March, RURAL WINGS IP Network usage graphs (1/2) Pilot Site

Vitina, March, RURAL WINGS IP Network usage graphs (2/2) Pilot Site

Vitina, March, RURAL WINGS IP Graphs definition (2/2)  Reliability graphs (three-monthly basis)  1B Evolution of anomalies  2B Distribution of incidents per current status  3B Distribution of incidents per type of notification  4B Anomaly reports per involved segment  5B Distribution of incidents per equipment  6B Distribution of anomalies per type of failure  7B Distribution of incidents per downtime  8B Distribution of anomalies per type of intervention  9B Distribution of incidents per participant  10B Distribution of incidents per type of solution applied  Based on agreed Anomaly Reports Ticket

Vitina, March, RURAL WINGS IP Reliability graphs

Vitina, March, RURAL WINGS IP Avanti Traffic Monitoring Platform  Main tool: Allot NetEnforcer/NetXplorer  Bandwidth management: rules  Network performance statistics: dedicated software, export to statistical package  Most common statistics: BW, hosts, pipes, protocols  Raw data: .csv  Macros  Pivot tables  Agreed format

Vitina, March, RURAL WINGS IP TTSA Traffic Monitoring Platform  Main tool: Allot NetEnforcer(Turin Hub)/NetXplorer(Secure Hosting Platform in Paris)  Architecture  Traffic curves made available to users (NCs) via MedSky client application.

Vitina, March, RURAL WINGS IP Hellas Sat Traffic Monitoring Platform  Main tool: Packeteer Packet Shaper 1700  Max BW: 45 Mbps  Configuration:  In & Out traffic detection  1 group per RW Pilot site based on IP addressing detection  Raw data: .csv files directly stored to database connected to Packeteer device

Vitina, March, RURAL WINGS IP First Test Run results – Traffic volume  Monitored period: Dec 07–Jan 08  Increase in the RW Pilot sites activity  RW usages evolving and Internet access usage increasing  Download (In) >> Upload (Out)  Top sites per SSPs: Dezna (TTSA) – 80.3 GB/362.5 GB Cilcennin (Avanti) – 25.9 GB/3.2 GB Parakentro (Hellas Sat) – 13.3 GB / 0.4 GB (Janv08)

Vitina, March, RURAL WINGS IP First Test Run results – Protocols  « All other » category: protocols not included in previous categories. Usually corresponds to P2P  Important presence of « All other » category in RW pilot sites.  P2P control policy implemented?  TTSA included QoS rule for this type of protocols in Dec, decrease in P2P volume detected in Jan.  Important volume of http:  Intensive web browsing  http downloads  P2P using port 80  To be followed closely

Vitina, March, RURAL WINGS IP First Test Run results - Anomalies  Registered Anomalies:  Avanti (Dec 07- Jan08): 7  Hellas Sat (Dec06-Jan 08): 9  TTSA: 0 (?)  Notified through SSPs Help Desk  Avanti: hub platform migration  Sat modem distant reconfiguration required (< 1 day)  Hellas Sat:  ODU on site intervention (5-10 days)  Sat modem remote reconfiguration (< 1 day)

Vitina, March, RURAL WINGS IP Recommendations and Next Steps  RW Monitoring platform: validated!  Improvement on throughput statistics to come  P2P activity to be supervised closely by all SSPs  RW Pilot Sites Maintenance procedures crucial for successful site operation  R oles to be clarified for SSPs, NCs & end-users  Anomaly report to be used also by NCs?  For next periods:  Correlation with the number of end-users per site required (1 user = 1 PC)  Further correlation with NCs and end-user system experience

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