—In this paper, we conduct extensive simulations to understand the properties of the overlay generated by BitTorrent. We start by analyzing how the overlay properties impact the ...
Abstract—BitTorrent has been the most popular P2P (Peer-toPeer) paradigm during recent years. Built upon great intuition, the piece-selection and neighbor-selection modules roote...
—The observed performance by individual peers in BitTorrent can be simply measured by their average download rate. While it is often stated that the observed peer-level performan...
We consider a model for decentralized collaborative networks that is based on stable matching theory. This model is applied to systems with a global ranking utility function, whic...
Anh-Tuan Gai, Fabien Mathieu, Fabien de Montgolfie...
—A number of analytical models exists that capture various properties of the BitTorrent protocol. However, until now virtually all of these models have been based on the assumpti...
Michel Meulpolder, Johan A. Pouwelse, Dick H. J. E...