Method for geolocating logical network addresses on electronically switched
dynamic communications networks, such as the Internet, using the time latency of
communications to and from the logical network address to determine its location.
Minimum round-trip communications latency is measured between numerous stations
on the network and known network addressed equipment to form a network latency
topology map. Minimum round-trip communications latency is also measured between
the stations and the logical network address to be geolocated. The resulting set
of minimum round-trip communications latencies is then correlated with the network
latency topology map to determine the location of the network address to be geolocated.