M-Lab Data Documentation

Here we document how to work with M-Lab data, covering some of the most common topics, from basic to advanced use. If you have questions beyond what is covered here, please contact us.

Querying BigQuery (Basic)

The links below provide the basics of querying M-Lab data.

• BigQuery QuickStart
• BigQuery Examples
• BigQuery Schema
• Calculating Common Metrics
• Migrating Queries to Use Current M-Lab Tables and Views

Querying BigQuery (Advanced)

For researchers and others interested in advanced querying techniques, we provide some guidance on some common use cases in the advanced BigQuery topics below.

Accessing Raw Data via GCS

Advanced users may also be interested in obtaining raw M-Lab test data for detailed analyses. For example, TCP packet captures are conducted for each NDT test, and are only available in M-Lab’s raw data archives.

• M-Lab Data in Google Cloud Storage

Querying the DISCO Switch Dataset

• DISCO dataset

Analysis

• Discard Analysis 2018

• Exploring the African Internet