METHOD FOR GEOLOCATING LOGICAL NETWORK ADDRESSES

摘要

Method for geolocating logical network addresses on electronically switched dynamic communications networks, such as the Internet, using the time latency of communications to and from the logical network address to determine its location. Minimum round-trip communications latency is measured between numerous stations on the network and known network addressed equipment to form a network latency topology map (Step 200). Minimum round-trip communiations latency is also measured between the stations and the logical network address to be geolocated (Step 240). The resulting set of minimum round-trip communications latencies is then correlated with the network latency topology map to determine the location of the network address to be geolocated (Step 300).