Octopus: A Zero-Cost Architecture for Stream Network Monitoring

Abstract: Considering the growing demand and popularity of Do-It-Yourself (DIY) networks, low-cost devices managed by the people, for the people and the ease of deployment of localised/decentralised Internet services, it is convenient for such networks to have an efficient low-cost monitoring platform to ensure availability, responsiveness and users' Quality of Experience (QoE). This is especially relevant for the developing world where Community Networks (CN) are increasing in popularity and complexity. In this letter, we discuss Octopus: an architecture for stream network monitoring.