TY - CONF T1 - Clustering and server selection using passive monitoring T2 - IEEE INFOCOM 2002. Twenty-First Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies. Proceedings Y1 - 2002 A1 - Andrews,M. A1 - Shepherd,B. A1 - Srinivasan, Aravind A1 - Winkler,P. A1 - Zane,F. KW - client assignment KW - client-server systems KW - clustering KW - content servers KW - Delay KW - distributed system KW - Educational institutions KW - Internet KW - IP addresses KW - Monitoring KW - network conditions KW - Network servers KW - Network topology KW - optimal content server KW - passive monitoring KW - server selection KW - Space technology KW - TCPIP KW - Transport protocols KW - Web pages KW - Web server KW - Webmapper AB - We consider the problem of client assignment in a distributed system of content servers. We present a system called Webmapper for clustering IP addresses and assigning each cluster to an optimal content server. The system is passive in that the only information it uses comes from monitoring the TCP connections between the clients and the servers. It is also flexible in that it makes no a priori assumptions about network topology and server placement and it can react quickly to changing network conditions. We present experimental results to evaluate the performance of Webmapper. JA - IEEE INFOCOM 2002. Twenty-First Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies. Proceedings PB - IEEE VL - 3 SN - 0-7803-7476-2 M3 - 10.1109/INFCOM.2002.1019425 ER -