Large-scale topological and dynamical properties of the Internet

Alexei Vázquez, Romualdo Pastor-Satorras, and Alessandro Vespignani
Phys. Rev. E 65, 066130 – Published 28 June 2002
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Abstract

We study the large-scale topological and dynamical properties of real Internet maps at the autonomous system level, collected in a 3-yr time interval. We find that the connectivity structure of the Internet presents statistical distributions settled in a well-defined stationary state. The large-scale properties are characterized by a scale-free topology consistent with previous observations. Correlation functions and clustering coefficients exhibit a remarkable structure due to the underlying hierarchical organization of the Internet. The study of the Internet time evolution shows a growth dynamics with aging features typical of recently proposed growing network models. We compare the properties of growing network models with the present real Internet data analysis.

  • Received 21 December 2001

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.65.066130

©2002 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Alexei Vázquez1, Romualdo Pastor-Satorras2, and Alessandro Vespignani3

  • 1International School for Advanced Studies SISSA/ISAS, via Beirut 4, 34014 Trieste, Italy
  • 2Departament de Física i Enginyeria Nuclear, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Campus Nord, Mòdul B4, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
  • 3The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), P.O. Box 586, 34100 Trieste, Italy

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Vol. 65, Iss. 6 — June 2002

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