Title :
Application-Layer Traffic Analysis of a Peer-to-Peer System
Author :
Tutsch, Dietmar ; Babin, Gilbert ; Kropf, Peter
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Technol. Berlin, Berlin
Abstract :
Characterizing traffic behavior helps to optimize the network architecture for improved performance. Using a modified LimeWire servent (for both the server and client) and a variance-time plot for traffic characterization, the authors analyze the Gnutella protocol´s traffic shape and find that the messages exhibit a self-similar shape. This result shows network designers that they need to consider the self-similar traffic shape in their set-up - for instance, by introducing appropriate buffer sizes.
Keywords :
peer-to-peer computing; protocols; telecommunication traffic; Gnutella protocol; LimeWire servent; application-layer traffic analysis; network architecture; peer-to-peer system; self-similar traffic shape; Communication system traffic control; Computer architecture; Fractals; Open systems; Peer to peer computing; Performance analysis; Protocols; Shape; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; Gnutella; Gnutella protocol; P2P; inter-arrival times; network traffic analysis; peer-to-peer; peer-to-peer network; self-similarity; traffic shape;
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIC.2008.93
