Title :
Free Riding in Peer-to-Peer Networks
Author :
Karakaya, Murat ; Korpeoglu, Ibrahim ; Ulusoy, Özgür
Author_Institution :
Bilkent Univ., Ankara
Abstract :
Free riding in peer-to-peer (P2P) networks poses a serious threat to their proper operation. Here, the authors present a variety of approaches developed to overcome this problem. They introduce several unique aspects of P2P networks and discuss free riding´s effects on P2P services. They categorize proposed solutions and describe each category´s important features and implementation issues together with some sample solutions. They also discuss open issues, including common attacks and security considerations.
Keywords :
peer-to-peer computing; P2P network; free riding; peer-to-peer network; Aggregates; Collaboration; Degradation; Digital multimedia broadcasting; Distributed computing; Games; Multimedia systems; Peer to peer computing; Streaming media; Telecommunication traffic; distributed computing; free riding; peer-to-peer networks;
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIC.2009.33
