Noisy Routers: Investigating the Make-Up of Route Collector Data

Ebrima Jaw — 15 Apr 2026

Based in University of Twente

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15 Apr 2026

Analysis of 80B+ BGP updates shows repeated "noise" is highly concentrated in a small set of peers, sessions, and prefixes, inflating datasets. Researchers from Twente, CAIDA, SIDN Labs, and IIJ examine impacts on measurement and operations.

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