February 16, 2024Proceedings of the ACM on Measurement and Analysis of Computing SystemsOpen Access

Democratizing LEO Satellite Network Measurement

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LILiz IzhikevichUniversity of California, Los Angeles MTManda TranUniversity of California, Los Angeles KIKatherine IzhikevichUC San Diego Health System

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Network measurement study uncovers complex routing patterns in Starlink users, highlighting latency dynamics across low Earth orbit satellite networks.

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Unexpected network latency patterns reveal that low Earth orbit satellite routing is substantially more complex than suggested by existing architectural models.
Measurements across 2,400 users in 27 countries capture global Starlink network latency without requiring specialized client hardware or recruited participants.
Assessment using internet-exposed services evaluates satellite network architecture, showing greater measurement coverage than prior specialized methodologies.

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Izhikevich et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e78cf2b6db6435876fee26 https://doi.org/10.1145/3639039

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Network measurement study uncovers complex routing patterns in Starlink users, highlighting latency dynamics across low Earth orbit satellite networks.

Democratizing LEO Satellite Network Measurement

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