Detection of Traffic Discrimination in the Internet

Vinod S. Khandkar, Manjesh Kumar Hanawal

Abstract: The Internet provides a platform for various commercial activities, and it is essential to ensure that it remains a level playing field for all the players. Several countries have enacted laws such that the Internet remains neutral by prohibiting preferential treatment of traffic of one application or content over the other. However, to enforce such regulations, one needs to detect any violations. In this work, we demonstrate a method to identify non-neutral behavior by comparing the quality of service received by different applications `when they experience similar transmission as well as network conditions'.