# Copyright (C) 2019 by # Luca Baldesi # BSD license. # # Author: Luca Baldesi (baldo.plus@gmail.com) """Generates graphs resembling the Internet Autonomous System network""" import networkx as nx from networkx.utils import py_random_state __all__ = ['random_internet_as_graph'] def uniform_int_from_avg(a, m, seed): """ Pick a random integer with uniform probability. Returns a random integer uniformly taken from a distribution with minimum value 'a' and average value 'm', X~U(a,b), E[X]=m, X in N where b = 2*m - a. Notes ----- p = (b-floor(b))/2 X = X1 + X2; X1~U(a,floor(b)), X2~B(p) E[X] = E[X1] + E[X2] = (floor(b)+a)/2 + (b-floor(b))/2 = (b+a)/2 = m """ from math import floor assert(m >= a) b = 2*m - a p = (b-floor(b))/2 X1 = int(round(seed.random()*(floor(b)-a) + a)) if seed.random() < p: X2 = 1 else: X2 = 0 return X1 + X2 def choose_pref_attach(degs, seed): """ Pick a random value, with a probability given by its weight. Returns a random choice among degs keys, each of which has a probability proportional to the corresponding dictionary value. Parameters ---------- degs: dictionary It contains the possible values (keys) and the corresponding probabilities (values) seed: random state Returns ------- v: object A key of degs or None if degs is empty """ if len(degs) == 0: return None s = sum(degs.values()) if s == 0: return seed.choice(list(degs.keys())) v = seed.random() * s nodes = list(degs.keys()) i = 0 acc = degs[nodes[i]] while v > acc: i += 1 acc += degs[nodes[i]] return nodes[i] class AS_graph_generator(object): """ Generates random internet AS graphs. """ def __init__(self, n, seed): """ Initializes variables. Immediate numbers are taken from [1]. Parameters ---------- n: integer Number of graph nodes seed: random state Indicator of random number generation state. See :ref:`Randomness`. Returns ------- GG: AS_graph_generator object References ---------- [1] A. Elmokashfi, A. Kvalbein and C. Dovrolis, "On the Scalability of BGP: The Role of Topology Growth," in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 28, no. 8, pp. 1250-1261, October 2010. """ self.seed = seed self.n_t = min(n, int(round(self.seed.random()*2+4))) # num of T nodes self.n_m = int(round(0.15*n)) # number of M nodes self.n_cp = int(round(0.05*n)) # number of CP nodes self.n_c = max(0, n-self.n_t-self.n_m-self.n_cp) # number of C nodes self.d_m = 2 + (2.5*n)/10000 # average multihoming degree for M nodes self.d_cp = 2 + (1.5*n)/10000 # avg multihoming degree for CP nodes self.d_c = 1 + (5*n)/100000 # average multihoming degree for C nodes self.p_m_m = 1 + (2*n)/10000 # avg num of peer edges between M and M self.p_cp_m = 0.2 + (2*n)/10000 # avg num of peer edges between CP, M self.p_cp_cp = 0.05 + (2*n)/100000 # avg num of peer edges btwn CP, CP self.t_m = 0.375 # probability M's provider is T self.t_cp = 0.375 # probability CP's provider is T self.t_c = 0.125 # probability C's provider is T def t_graph(self): """ Generates the core mesh network of tier one nodes of a AS graph. Returns ------- G: Networkx Graph Core network """ self.G = nx.Graph() for i in range(self.n_t): self.G.add_node(i, type="T") for r in self.regions: self.regions[r].add(i) for j in self.G.nodes(): if i != j: self.add_edge(i, j, 'peer') self.customers[i] = set([]) self.providers[i] = set([]) return self.G def add_edge(self, i, j, kind): if kind == 'transit': customer = str(i) else: customer = 'none' self.G.add_edge(i, j, type=kind, customer=customer) def choose_peer_pref_attach(self, node_list): """ Pick a node with a probability weighted by its peer degree. Pick a node from node_list with preferential attachment computed only on their peer degree """ d = {} for n in node_list: d[n] = self.G.nodes[n]['peers'] return choose_pref_attach(d, self.seed) def choose_node_pref_attach(self, node_list): """ Pick a node with a probability weighted by its degree. Pick a node from node_list with preferential attachment computed on their degree """ degs = dict(self.G.degree(node_list)) return choose_pref_attach(degs, self.seed) def add_customer(self, i, j): """ Keep the dictionaries 'customers' and 'providers' consistent. """ self.customers[j].add(i) self.providers[i].add(j) for z in self.providers[j]: self.customers[z].add(i) self.providers[i].add(z) def add_node(self, i, kind, reg2prob, avg_deg, t_edge_prob): """ Add a node and its customer transit edges to the graph. Parameters ---------- i: object Identifier of the new node kind: string Type of the new node. Options are: 'M' for middle node, 'CP' for content provider and 'C' for customer. reg2prob: float Probability the new node can be in two different regions. avg_deg: float Average number of transit nodes of which node i is customer. t_edge_prob: float Probability node i establish a customer transit edge with a tier one (T) node Returns ------- i: object Identifier of the new node """ regs = 1 # regions in which node resides if self.seed.random() < reg2prob: # node is in two regions regs = 2 node_options = set() self.G.add_node(i, type=kind, peers=0) self.customers[i] = set() self.providers[i] = set() self.nodes[kind].add(i) for r in self.seed.sample(list(self.regions), regs): node_options = node_options.union(self.regions[r]) self.regions[r].add(i) edge_num = uniform_int_from_avg(1, avg_deg, self.seed) t_options = node_options.intersection(self.nodes['T']) m_options = node_options.intersection(self.nodes['M']) if i in m_options: m_options.remove(i) d = 0 while d < edge_num and (len(t_options) > 0 or len(m_options) > 0): if len(m_options) == 0 or (len(t_options) > 0 and self.seed.random() < t_edge_prob): # add edge to a T node j = self.choose_node_pref_attach(t_options) t_options.remove(j) else: j = self.choose_node_pref_attach(m_options) m_options.remove(j) self.add_edge(i, j, 'transit') self.add_customer(i, j) d += 1 return i def add_m_peering_link(self, m, to_kind): """ Add a peering link between two middle tier (M) nodes. Target node j is drawn considering a preferential attachment based on other M node peering degree. Parameters ---------- m: object Node identifier to_kind: string type for target node j (must be always M) Returns ------- success: boolean """ # candidates are of type 'M' and are not customers of m node_options = self.nodes['M'].difference(self.customers[m]) # candidates are not providers of m node_options = node_options.difference(self.providers[m]) # remove self if m in node_options: node_options.remove(m) # remove candidates we are already connected to for j in self.G.neighbors(m): if j in node_options: node_options.remove(j) if len(node_options) > 0: j = self.choose_peer_pref_attach(node_options) self.add_edge(m, j, 'peer') self.G.nodes[m]['peers'] += 1 self.G.nodes[j]['peers'] += 1 return True else: return False def add_cp_peering_link(self, cp, to_kind): """ Add a peering link to a content provider (CP) node. Target node j can be CP or M and it is drawn uniformely among the nodes belonging to the same region as cp. Parameters ---------- cp: object Node identifier to_kind: string type for target node j (must be M or CP) Returns ------- success: boolean """ node_options = set() for r in self.regions: # options include nodes in the same region(s) if cp in self.regions[r]: node_options = node_options.union(self.regions[r]) # options are restricted to the indicated kind ('M' or 'CP') node_options = self.nodes[to_kind].intersection(node_options) # remove self if cp in node_options: node_options.remove(cp) # remove nodes that are cp's providers node_options = node_options.difference(self.providers[cp]) # remove nodes we are already connected to for j in self.G.neighbors(cp): if j in node_options: node_options.remove(j) if len(node_options) > 0: j = self.seed.sample(node_options, 1)[0] self.add_edge(cp, j, 'peer') self.G.nodes[cp]['peers'] += 1 self.G.nodes[j]['peers'] += 1 return True else: return False def graph_regions(self, rn): """ Initializes AS network regions. Parameters ---------- rn: integer Number of regions """ self.regions = {} for i in range(rn): self.regions["REG"+str(i)] = set() def add_peering_links(self, from_kind, to_kind): """ Utility function to add peering links among node groups. """ peer_link_method = None if from_kind == 'M': peer_link_method = self.add_m_peering_link m = self.p_m_m if from_kind == 'CP': peer_link_method = self.add_cp_peering_link if to_kind == 'M': m = self.p_cp_m else: m = self.p_cp_cp for i in self.nodes[from_kind]: num = uniform_int_from_avg(0, m, self.seed) for _ in range(num): peer_link_method(i, to_kind) def generate(self): """ Generates a random AS network graph as described in [1]. Returns ------- G: Graph object Notes ----- The process steps are the following: first we create the core network of tier one nodes, then we add the middle tier (M), the content provider (CP) and the customer (C) nodes along with their transit edges (link i,j means i is customer of j). Finally we add peering links between M nodes, between M and CP nodes and between CP node couples. For a detailed description of the algorithm, please refer to [1]. References ---------- [1] A. Elmokashfi, A. Kvalbein and C. Dovrolis, "On the Scalability of BGP: The Role of Topology Growth," in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 28, no. 8, pp. 1250-1261, October 2010. """ self.graph_regions(5) self.customers = {} self.providers = {} self.nodes = {'T': set([]), 'M': set([]), 'CP': set([]), 'C': set([])} self.t_graph() self.nodes['T'] = set(list(self.G.nodes())) i = len(self.nodes['T']) for _ in range(self.n_m): self.nodes['M'].add(self.add_node(i, 'M', 0.2, self.d_m, self.t_m)) i += 1 for _ in range(self.n_cp): self.nodes['CP'].add(self.add_node(i, 'CP', 0.05, self.d_cp, self.t_cp)) i += 1 for _ in range(self.n_c): self.nodes['C'].add(self.add_node(i, 'C', 0, self.d_c, self.t_c)) i += 1 self.add_peering_links('M', 'M') self.add_peering_links('CP', 'M') self.add_peering_links('CP', 'CP') return self.G @py_random_state(1) def random_internet_as_graph(n, seed=None): """ Generates a random undirected graph resembling the Internet AS network Parameters ---------- n: integer in [1000, 10000] Number of graph nodes seed : integer, random_state, or None (default) Indicator of random number generation state. See :ref:`Randomness`. Returns ------- G: Networkx Graph object A randomly generated undirected graph Notes ----- This algorithm returns an undirected graph resembling the Internet Autonomous System (AS) network, it uses the approach by Elmokashfi et al. [1] and it grants the properties described in the related paper [1]. Each node models an autonomous system, with an attribute 'type' specifying its kind; tier-1 (T), mid-level (M), customer (C) or content-provider (CP). Each edge models an ADV communication link (hence, bidirectional) with attributes: - type: transit|peer, the kind of commercial agreement between nodes; - customer: , the identifier of the node acting as customer ('none' if type is peer). References ---------- [1] A. Elmokashfi, A. Kvalbein and C. Dovrolis, "On the Scalability of BGP: The Role of Topology Growth," in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 28, no. 8, pp. 1250-1261, October 2010. """ GG = AS_graph_generator(n, seed) G = GG.generate() return G