Modeling the Internet

Technical Report · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1414058· OSTI ID:1414058

Kelic, Andjelka ^[1]; Mitchell, Michael David ^[1]; Shirah, Donald N. ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

The National Infrastructure Simulations and Analysis Center (NISAC) has developed a nationwide model of the Internet to study the potential impact of the loss of physical facilities on the network and on other infrastructures that depend on the Internet for services. The model looks at the Internet from the perspective of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and their connectivity and can be used to determine how the network connectivity could be modified to assist in mitigating an event. In addition the model could be used to explore how portions of the network could be made more resilient to disruptive events.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; US Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1414058
• Report Number(s): SAND-2017-13442; 659473
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English