The CIMAP application can be downloaded here, and the CIMAP applet can be accessed here.

CIMAP Application Download Instructions:

1. Download the java class file bundle at
   http://rio.ecs.umass.edu/cimap/memilio/cimap.tar.gz
2. Linux: unzip and untar cimap.tar.gz
   Windows: unzip cimap.tar.gz (using a program like WinZip)
   This will create a directory called nvt at your current directory.
3. Make sure that the Java Runtime Environment is installed on your computer, JRE version 1.3 or higher is recommended. A list of current and previous versions of JRE can be downloaded at
   http://java.sun.com/j2se/.   The JSDK is not required to run the application.
4. If the database functionality of CIMAP is desired, download and install MySql, and also download com.mysql.jdbc connector to MySql at: http://www.mysql.com/downloads/api-jdbc-stable.html, otherwise you may just skip this step and proceed to step 5.
5. (IMPORTANT) Set the PATH and CLASSPATH environment variable to the correct locations of the JRE, the CIMAP application, and the MySql driver(if you use it).
   Linux: If you are using the bash(default), edit the ~/.bash_profile file by add the following line:
    
   PATH=$PATH:$JAVAHOME/bin:$JAVAHOME/jre:$MYSQL_BRIDGE_DIR/mysql-connector-java-3.0.8-stable-bin.jar:$NVTHOME/classes/:.
   CLASSPATH=$PATH
   
   Save the file and make sure the environment variables are effective.
   
   Windows(with minor difference on various windows versions): Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> environment variables
   Add/modify the PATH and CLASSPATH variable, apply and make sure they are effective in the DOS command window.
6. Open a terminal.  Use the following command:
   
   java nvt.gui.Application
   
   to launch CIMAP.  The CIMAP main window should look similar to
   
   
   
   If the application does not start up, return to step 5 and check if the directory and the environment variables match with each other.
   

1. The CIMAP software requires at least one copy of the BGP routing table to operate on.  One of the most comprehensive BGP conglomerate is the Oregon Route View project.   
   
   To get the BGP table, the Oregon BGP archive can be accessed at: http://archive.routeviews.org/oix-route-views.
   The BGP downloaded BGP tables need to be decompressed first before it to be loaded by CIMAP.
   
   To use the BGP table, use the application's File -> Parse BGP table command from the drop-down menu to parse it.
2. Create a Relationship file from the BGP table using File -> Parse Relationships File from the drop-down menu.
3. Also download a file containing the numbers and names of ASes.
   • A descriptive list can be viewed in html format at http://bgp.potaroo.net/cidr/autnums.html, but this file needs to be parsed into a .txt file before it can be used by the application.
4. If database functionality is desired, after following the setup database instructions (below), use File -> Configure Database Access to set the host, port number, username and password for database access. Then use File -> Import File Into DB to choose a bgp file, a relationships file, and then an as file to be imported into the database.

A sample BGP table and a relationship file is provided with the CIMAP tar ball and is located at $CIMAP_HOME/example/

For menu help and more specific information about the CIMAP applet functionalities, please visit here.