Methods and apparatus to collect broadband market data
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1. A method to classify an Internet protocol (IP) address owner, comprising:
- identifying first organization information associated with an IP address via a registration database;
invoking a reverse resolve operation with the IP address to obtain a first domain name;
parsing the first domain name to extract domain labels having second organization information; and
in response to identifying a discrepancy between the first organization information and the second organization information, classifying the second organization as an Internet Service Provider (ISP) reseller.
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Abstract
Example methods and apparatus to collect broadband market data are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes selecting a panelist household, the panelist household subscribing to at least one broadband service delivered via a modem, and identifying an Internet protocol (IP) address assigned to the modem by an Internet service provider (ISP). The example method also includes retrieving a range of IP addresses associated with the ISP, selecting a random subset of IP addresses from the range of IP addresses, and testing each of the IP addresses from the random subset to determine an activity status of each IP address.
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1. A method to classify an Internet protocol (IP) address owner, comprising:
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identifying first organization information associated with an IP address via a registration database; invoking a reverse resolve operation with the IP address to obtain a first domain name; parsing the first domain name to extract domain labels having second organization information; and in response to identifying a discrepancy between the first organization information and the second organization information, classifying the second organization as an Internet Service Provider (ISP) reseller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 21)
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10. An apparatus to classify an Internet protocol (IP) address owner, comprising:
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a registry manager to identify first organization information associated with an IP address via a registration database; and a hostname resolver to invoke a reverse resolve operation with the IP address to obtain a first domain name, to parse the first domain name to extract domain labels having second organization information, and to classify the second organization information as an Internet Service Provider reseller in response to identifying a discrepancy between the first organization information and the second organization information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 22)
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15. A tangible machine readable storage device or storage disk comprising instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause a machine to, at least:
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identify first organization information associated with an IP address via a registration database; invoke a reverse resolve operation with the IP address to obtain a first domain name; parse the first domain name to extract domain labels having second organization information; and in response to identifying a discrepancy between the first organization information and the second organization information, classifying the second organization as an Internet Service Provider (ISP) reseller. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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