We evaluated Internet connectivity in the United States, drawn from different definitions of connectivity and different methods of analysis. Using DNS cache manipulation, traceroutes, and a crowdsourced “site ping” method we identify patterns in connectivity that correspond to higher population or coastal regions of the US. We analyze the data for quality strengths and shortcomings, establish connectivity heatmaps, state rankings, and statistical measures of the data. We give comparative analyses of the three methods and present suggestions for future work building off this report.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Goldstein, Evan B.
• Goldman, Samuel T.
• Vollum, David C.
• Myers, Christopher R.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-032620-033746

Advisor

• Wills, Craig E.

Year

• 2020

Date created

• 2020-03-26

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Computer Science

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-02-03