Internet Measurements: a Hands-on Introduction

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Internet Measurements: a Hands-on Introduction provided by France Université Numerique is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 5 weeks long, 2 hours a week. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from France Université Numerique. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at France Université Numerique for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Résumé en français

    Ce cours en anglais est une introduction pratique aux mesures de l'internet (métrologie), basée sur des expérimentations réelles sur la plateforme PlanetLab Europe. Y sont abordés différents concepts tels que la topologie des réseaux et le routage, les pertes, la latence, la géolocalisation, la bande passante et les mesures de trafic.

    Les vidéos de ce MOOC sont également sous-titrées en français

    About This Course

    This course is a hands-on introduction to internet measurements. You will learn about measuring the structure of the internet and the routes through that structure, about delays, losses and connectivity, about bandwidth, and about traffic.

    You will see how to make these measurements, and you will understand what you can and cannot learn from them. We teach you how to run measurements from any computer. This course provides you with the ability to launch measurements on PlanetLab Europe, a platform consisting of internet connected servers at over 150 locations around the continent.

    This course is structured in 5 weeks. Each week, around 6 course sequences will be available with video lectures, supplementary ressources, associated quiz and applicative exercises.

Syllabus
  • Course Syllabus

    • Week 1: Introduction
    • Week 2: Topology and routes
    • Week 3: Connectivity, losses, latency, and geolocation
    • Week 4: Bandwidth
    • Week 5: Traffic Measurements