DocumentCode
449442
Title
A Markov model of a freerider in a BitTorrent P2P network
Author
Barbera, Mario ; Lombardo, Alfio ; Schembra, Giovanni ; Tribastone, Mirco
Author_Institution
DIIT, Catania Univ., Italy
Volume
2
fYear
2005
fDate
28 Nov.-2 Dec. 2005
Abstract
BitTorrent is today one of the largest P2P systems which allows file sharing for Internet users. Very little effort has been dedicated to this target up to now. The goal of this paper is to develop an analytical model of a free-rider in a BitTorrent network. Unlike previous analytical models which capture the behavior of the network as a whole, the proposed model is able to analyze the performance from the user perspective. The model is applied to a case study to evaluate performance in a real case, and to obtain some insights into the influence of BitTorrent parameters on system performance.
Keywords
Internet; Markov processes; peer-to-peer computing; BitTorrent P2P network; Internet users; Markov model; Analytical models; IP networks; Intelligent networks; Internet; Peer to peer computing; Performance analysis; Spine; Stochastic processes; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Global Telecommunications Conference, 2005. GLOBECOM '05. IEEE
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9414-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/GLOCOM.2005.1577784
Filename
1577784
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