a respected researcher (with a grad student) i trust wants to > obtain trouble ticket logs from different networks to understand the > nature of failures in ISP networks. we hope that this analysis will > help us develop troubleshooting techniques.
they have some data already from abiline and a large euro telco. further, > we can sign NDAs if needed and we'll anonymize the data before > publishing. they realize that such data are extremely sensitive. and also know that they are buried in kinky databases etc. but one has to try. ( and let's try not to rat-hole on nanog about why this is good, insane, will cause starvation in iowa, might end global warming, ... :) if you think you might be willing to help, drop me a note and i will introduce you. thanks. randy