Poster: Twinkle, Twinkle, Streaming Star: Illuminating CDN Performance over Starlink

Rohan Bose, Nitinder Mohan, Jörg Ott

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Abstract

Low-Earth-Orbit satellite networks (LSNs) are enabling low-latency high-bandwidth internet connectivity at a global scale. However, majority of the traffic on the Internet is currently handled by Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), which rely on geographical proximity to deliver content. In this work, we examine CDN performance for the commercial largest LSN, i.e. Starlink, by performing active measurements through our web browser plugin and passive analysis of Cloudflare speed tests globally. Comparing this to terrestrial networks, we highlight significant performance degradation for Starlink users due to the asymmetries between satellite and terrestrial infrastructure.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIMC 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Internet Measurement Conference
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages759-760
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9798400705922
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Nov 2024
Event2024 ACM Internet Measurement Conference, IMC 2024 - Madrid, Spain
Duration: 4 Nov 20246 Nov 2024

Publication series

NameProceedings of the ACM SIGCOMM Internet Measurement Conference, IMC
ISSN (Print)2150-3761

Conference

Conference2024 ACM Internet Measurement Conference, IMC 2024
Country/TerritorySpain
CityMadrid
Period4/11/246/11/24

Keywords

  • cdn
  • internet measurements
  • isp
  • leo satellite networks
  • starlink

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