InteNtion – Interactive Network Sonification

This paper presents an inn0vative appr0ach in m0nit0ring netw0rk traffic by adding a new dimensi0n: the s0und. InteNti0n (Interactive Netw0rk S0nificati0n) is a pr0ject aimed at mapping netw0rk activity t0 musical aesthetic. The netw0rk traffic analysis is made with the SharpPCap library (a p0rt 0f WinPCap t0 C# envir0nment). Fr0m this analysis, the c0llected data are c0nverted int0 MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) messages and sent t0 dedicated synthesizers, which generate s0unds dynamically mixed t0gether. The wh0le pr0cess results in an interactive s0undscape. This n0vel appr0ach will initiate tw0 0pp0rtunities f0r techn0l0gical devel0pment. It all0ws users t0 actively take part in an interactive exhibiti0n system thr0ugh simple acti0ns inv0lving netw0rk access, including streaming radi0 0ver the Internet, sharing music 0n Twitter, d0wnl0ading mp3 files and 0thers. This pr0ject initiates als0 a new dimensi0n in m0nit0ring the netw0rk by helping the administrat0r in detecting efficiently the hacking and abuse 0f the infrastructure.