[Starlink] LENS: A LEO Satellite Network Measurement Dataset https://github.com/clarkzjw/LENS

[J Pan]

to appear in acm mmsys 2024

LENS: A LEO Satellite Network Measurement Dataset
https://github.com/clarkzjw/LENS

Jinwei Zhao University of Victoria Victoria, BC, Canada clarkzjw at uvic.ca
Jianping Pan University of Victoria Victoria, BC, Canada pan at uvic.ca

ABSTRACT Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations are narrowing
the performance gap between satellite networks and the terrestrial
Internet. Low-latency satellite Internet offered by Starlink enables
functionalities that are otherwise unachievable with the traditional
geosynchronous equatorial orbit (GEO) satellite networks, including
low-latency live video streaming, cloud gaming and real-time video
conferencing. The absence of a comprehensive and long-term network
measurement dataset with a global perspective poses significant
challenges for researchers to evaluate the application performance
over Starlink networks. In this paper, we introduce LENS, which is a
LEO satellite network measurement dataset, collected from 13 Starlink
dishes, associated with 7 Point-of-Presence (PoP) locations across 3
continents. The dataset currently consists of network latency traces
from Starlink dishes with different hardware revisions, various
service subscriptions and distinct sky obstruction ratios. We provide
a high-level overview and analysis of the latency performance using
the dataset and discuss various use cases. This dataset is useful for
researchers who wish to understand the long-term network performance
of Starlink and to evaluate and optimize the performance of multimedia
applications over satellite networks.

feedback welcome during the camera-ready stage
https://pan.uvic.ca/webb/download/file.php?id=42644 lens = low earth
network of satellites ;-)
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J Pan, UVic CSc, ECS566, 250-472-5796 (NO VM), Pan at UVic.CA, Web.UVic.CA/~pan