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The bittorrent p2p file-sharing system: measurements and analysis

Authors:

Johan Pouwelse,

Paweł Garbacki,

Dick Epema, and

Henk SipsAuthors Info & Claims

IPTPS'05: Proceedings of the 4th international conference on Peer-to-Peer Systems

February 2005

Pages 205 - 216

https://doi.org/10.1007/11558989_19

Published: 24 February 2005 Publication History

Abstract

Of the many P2P file-sharing prototypes in existence, BitTorrent is one of the few that has managed to attract millions of users. BitTorrent relies on other (global) components for file search, employs a moderator system to ensure the integrity of file data, and uses a bartering technique for downloading in order to prevent users from freeriding. In this paper we present a measurement study of BitTorrent in which we focus on four issues, viz. availability, integrity, flashcrowd handling, and download performance. The purpose of this paper is to aid in the understanding of a real P2P system that apparently has the right mechanisms to attract a large user community, to provide measurement data that may be useful in modeling P2P systems, and to identify design issues in such systems.

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The bittorrent p2p file-sharing system: measurements and analysis
1. General and reference
  1. Cross-computing tools and techniques
    1. Performance
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software organization and properties
    1. Software system structures
      1. Distributed systems organizing principles

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IPTPS'05: Proceedings of the 4th international conference on Peer-to-Peer Systems

February 2005

286 pages

ISBN:3540290680

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Miguel Castro
Grupo de Inteligencia Artificial, Departamento de Computación y T.I., Universidad Simón Bolívar
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Grupo de Inteligencia Artificial, Departamento de Computación y T.I., Cornell University, Ithaca

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