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Simulation run on this device. Scenario values are not sent anywhere — the engine is fully local.

system design simulation · free

DNS Resolution Journey

Follow a cold lookup end to end, then make TTL caching erase the hops.

Root, TLD, authoritative — how many hops is one lookup?

Engine 1.0.0 · simulation
s
186400
ms
1100
ms
10300
0100
Avg lookup
18.0 ms
Miss path
75 ms
Hit path
15 ms
TTL
300 s

Most lookups hit resolver cache.

miss 5% → avg 18.0ms

Method

  • Deterministic local model of the mechanism — knobs recompute outputs instantly with no network.
  • Numbers are teaching approximations, not production capacity guarantees.