Flame measurements


Through the platform FLAME we will measure some network characteristics between PlanetLab's nodes.

The FLAME platform is based on the distribution of measurement agents among some network nodes. Such agents send and receive probe packets in response to commands from a central manager. Users issue such commands to the central manager with a command line-based console. The agents return the collected measurement data to the central manager, which publishes such data in a standardized way on a central repository, simplifying the management and further analysis of such data. All communication among the 3 components is based on the XMPP protocol.

The FLAME platform offers its users active measurement primitives to be executed in the agents. Users can use the console to prototype active measurement tools upon such primitives in a rapid, practical, and efficient manner. The central manager is responsible for deploying such tools and starting their execution in the agents.

We belong as students to Complex networks and data communications group.

More information about FLAME:
http://martin.lncc.br/main-software-flame