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ipv4-heatmap

Generate Hilbert curve heatmaps of the IPv4 address space.

This software was inspired by https://xkcd.com/195/

See http://maps.measurement-factory.com/ for additional information and a gallery of examples.

Dependencies

  • GD library

Installing Dependencies & Compiling

  • apt-get install libgd-dev build-essential
  • make

Documentation

NAME

 ipv4‐heatmap — Create a map of IPv4 address data

SYNOPSIS

 ipv4‐heatmap [−dhprm] [−A float] [−B float] [−a file] [−f font]
              [−g seconds] [−k file] [−o file] [−s file] [−t string]
              [−u string] [−y prefix] [−z bits] < iplist

DESCRIPTION

 ipv4‐heatmap is a program that generates a map of IPv4 address data using
 a space‐filling Hilbert Curve.  Inspiration for ipv4‐heatmap comes from
 the xkcd comic (http://www.xkcd.org/195/).

 The output of ipv4‐heatmap is a 4096x4096 PNG image.  Each pixel in the
 image represents a single /24 network and is assigned one of 256 colors.
 Typically, the pixel color represents the number of hosts within the /24
 belonging to a dataset or having some property, such as being pingable or
 being the source of some traffic.

 Pixel colors range from blue (1 host) to red (256 hosts), while black
 represents no data (0 hosts).  Of course, the colors and pixel values may
 also be used to represent other properties of IPv4 addresses.

 The map may be annotated by placing transparent text labels over specific
 regions of address space.

 ipv4‐heatmap also supports shading of areas specified by CIDR netblocks.
 This is useful to show reserved and other special address space, for
 example.

 ipv4‐heatmap can also add an optional legend to the map.

 ipv4‐heatmap uses the GD library (libgd) to create the map image.

COMMAND LINE OPTIONS

 The options are as follows:

 −A logmin
         Input data will be scaled logarithmically such that input values
         less than or equal to logmin will be set to 1.

 −B logmax
         Input data will be scaled logarithmically such that input values
         greater than or equal to logmax will be set to 255.

 −a annotations
         The annotations file contains a list of annotations for the map.
         See ANNOTATIONS below for the format of this file.

 −c color
         The color of the annotations (those that appear inside the map).
         Specified as 0xRRGGBB.

 −d      increase debugging levels.

 −f font
         Specifies the font to use for the legend and annotations.  If
         libgd was compiled with fontconfig support, then this can be a
         fontconfig string such as "Times‐12:bold".  Otherwise, you can
         also specify the pathname to a True Type Font (.ttf) file.

 −g seconds
         This option enables animated GIF output mode.  A new frame is
         created for each seconds interval of the input data file.  See
         the ANIMATED GIFS below for additional details.

 −h      Attach a horizontal legend to the bottom of the map.  Note that
         the legend is drawn only if the −t option is given.

 −k keyfile
         Use keyfile to create the legend scale, rather than the built‐in
         blue‐to‐red scale.

 −m      Use Morton (aka "Z") Curve ordering instead of Hilbert.

 −o outfile
         Output file name.  If none is given, the image is saved as
         map.png by default.

 −p      Include a section in the legend that shows the size of CIDR pre‐
         fixes.  Boxes and labels will be drawn to show the size of /8,
         /12, /16, /20, and /24 prefixes.

 −r      Reverse the background and foreground colors.

 −s shades
         The shades file can be used to shade certain areas of the map
         with specific colors and transparency levels.  See SHADING below
         for the format of this file.

 −t title
         Instructs ipv4‐heatmap to draw a legend for the map and place the
         title string in the top (or right) section.  You may use "\n" to
         create multi‐line titles.  By default the legend will be drawn
         vertically and attached to the right side of the map.  Use the −h
         option to create a horizontal legend instead.

 −u string
         Instructs ipv4‐heatmap to draw a scale in the legend showing the
         range of colors and their values.  string will be placed above
         the scale.  Currently, ipv4‐heatmap always assumes the data rep‐
         resents some kind of utilization and prints percentages from 0 to
         100% next to the scale.

 −y cidr
         Specifies the CIDR netblock that should be rendered.  The default
         is to render the entire IPv4 space (0.0.0.0/0).  The "slash"
         value must be even so that the output image is square.  The −y
         and −z options together determine the size of the output image.

 −z bits
         Specifies the number of address space bits assigned to each pixel
         in the output image.  By default each pixel represents a /24 net‐
         work, which corresponds to 8 host bits (i.e., 256 hosts).  Spec‐
         ify 0 here for one pixel per host address.

INPUT MODES

 ipv4‐heatmap accepts three input modes:

 1.   Increment mode.

      In this mode, the input consists of IPv4 addresses only, one address
      per line.  Each address in the list increments the pixel value for
      the corresponding /24.  In this mode, repeated addresses may lead to
      false results because ipv4‐heatmap does not check for uniqueness of
      the input values.  It silently limits pixels to the maximum value.
      The user should run the data through sort(1) and uniq(1) beforehand,
      if necessary.

 2.   Exact mode.

      In this mode, the input consists of two whitespace‐separated fields:
      an IPv4 address and a color index.  The color index is an integer in
      the range 0‐‐255.  Be careful with this mode because later addresses
      may overwrite earlier ones in the same /24.

 3.   Logarithmic mode.

      Very similar to Exact mode, except that the second column is loga‐
      rithmically scaled to calculate the color index.  In order to use
      this mode the input must have two fields, and the −A logmin and −B
      logmax command line options must be given.  Color index k is calcu‐
      lated from input value i according to this formula:

                        ln ( i / logmin)
            k = 255 * ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
                      ln (logmax / logmin)

ANNOTATIONS

 The annotations file consists of two or three TAB‐separated fields.  The
 first field is a CIDR prefix, and the second is the annotation string.
 The annotation string is rendered within the boundary of that prefix,
 centered both vertically and horizontally.  The third field, if present,
 is also rendered just below the annotation text in a fixed‐size 12‐point
 font.  If the third field is equal to the string "prefix" then the CIDR
 prefix (from field 1) is rendered instead.

 The annotations file might look like this, for example:

       15.0.0.0/8      HP
       16.0.0.0/8      DEC
       17.0.0.0/8      Apple

 The ipv4‐heatmap source code distribution should include a file named
 iana‐labels.txt, which is based on the list of IPv4 assignments made by
 IANA.

 The font can be selected with the −f command line option.  At this time,
 however, the text color and transparency are hard‐coded in the
 ipv4‐heatmap program.

SHADING

 Areas of the map can be "shaded" by using the −s shades option.  This was
 originally developed simply to highlight address space that is designated
 reserved or unallocated, but is also a useful way to render complex map
 data.  The shades file consists of three TAB‐separated fields: prefix,
 color, and alpha value.

 The CIDR prefix specifies the area to be shaded.  The color should be
 specified has a hexadecimal value beginning with "0x".  The alpha value
 controls the transparency of the shaded area and is passed directly to
 the GD library functions.  An alpha value of 0 means full transparency,
 while a value of 127 means no transparency (full opacity).  Here is an
 example that shows RFC 1918 address space in a light purple color:

       10.0.0.0/8      0x7F7FFF        64
       172.16.0.0/12   0x7F7FFF        64
       192.168.0.0/16  0x7F7FFF        64

ANIMATED GIFS

 When the −g option is given, ipv4‐heatmap outputs an animated GIF image
 file.  This feature requires the gifsicle(1) program to be installed.

 This feature also requires timestamps in the input data.  Thus, use of
 the −g option changes the input format.  Each line of the input must
 begin with a timestamp given in Unix epoch time.  For example:

       1234567890.123  192.168.1.1
       1234567890.234  192.168.1.2
       1234567891.456  192.168.1.3

 Note that decimal time values are accepted, although the fractional sec‐
 onds are ignored.  ipv4‐heatmap Assumes that the input timestamps are
 already sorted.  A new output frame is generated every seconds seconds of
 the input file.

 Note that, currently, the data accumulates between frames.  That is, any
 pixels that are colored at the end of one frame will also be colored at
 the start of the next frame.

HILBERT CURVE

 ipv4‐heatmap uses a 12th‐order Hilbert Curve to represnet the entire IPv4
 address space.  Locating a particular IP address along the curve can be
 confusing at first.  Here is what a 2nd‐order Hilbert curve looks like:

           0‐‐‐1   14‐‐15
               |   |
           3‐‐‐2   13‐‐12
           |            |
           4   7‐‐‐8   11
           |   |   |    |
           5‐‐‐6   9‐‐‐10

 The best way to understand how the Hilbert Curve works is to try drawing
 your own!

COPYRIGHT

       IPv4 Heatmap
       (C) 2011 The Measurement Factory, Inc
       Licensed under the GPL, version 2
       http://maps.measurement‐factory.com/

SEE ALSO

 gifsicle(1)

AUTHORS

 ipv4‐heatmap was written by Duane Wessels of The Measurement Factory,
 Inc.  With contributions from: Roy Arends of Nominet UK.

BUGS

 Can’t draw IPv6 address maps.

 The legends don’t look all that great.  You can use an image editing pro‐
 gram like The Gimp to rearrange the legend and add better‐looking text.

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