This project examines the impact of simulated regional network disruptions on Internet performance using real-world measurement data. The goal is to understand how large-scale events can influence Internet connectivity and routing dynamics, and to evaluate the resilience of Internet infrastructure under stress.

Network Resilience Event Analysis

This project analyzes the impact of various network disruption events on Internet infrastructure, including natural disasters, submarine cable cuts, and geopolitical conflicts.

Features

• Fetches data from RIPE RIS/RIPEstat for AS reachability
• Analyzes baseline, event, and recovery phases
• Generates comprehensive visualizations for each event
• Saves individual analysis plots with detailed metrics

Events Analyzed

• Croatia Earthquake 2020
• Puerto Rico Earthquake 2020
• Hengchun Submarine Cable Cut 2006
• SEA-ME-WE Disruption 2008
• Israel Iran Conflict 2025
• Nepal Earthquake 2015

You can find my code here.

Usage

pip install -r requirements.txt

Output

• Individual analysis plots saved in output/ directory
• Detailed console output with metrics for each event phase
• Impact percentages and recovery rates

Sample Outputs

Nepal Earthquake 2015

AS Reachability

Network Latency

Regional Traffic

Metric Definitions

• AS Reachability: The proportion of autonomous systems (ASes) that remain reachable through the Internet routing system during an event, compared with the baseline.
• Network Latency: The time required for data to travel between measurement points, typically measured in milliseconds; higher latency indicates slower communication.
• Regional Traffic: The volume or distribution of Internet traffic associated with a geographic region, showing how traffic patterns change during and after a disruption.