Abstract. In unstructured peer-to-peer networks, as in real life, a good neighbourhood is not only crucial for a peaceful sleep, but also for an exchange of important gossips and f...
Ivan Martinovic, Christof Leng, Frank A. Zdarsky, ...
A well-known problem in P2P systems is freeriding, where users do not share content if there is no incentive to do so. In this paper, we distinguish lazy freeriders that are merel...
Michel Meulpolder, Johan A. Pouwelse, Dick H. J. E...
P2P systems that rely on the voluntary contribution of bandwidth by the individual peers may suffer from freeriding. To address this problem, mechanisms enforcing fairness in band...
Pawel Garbacki, Alexandru Iosup, Dick H. J. Epema,...
Unstructured peer-to-peer networks have become a very popular method for content distribution in the past few years. By not enforcing strict rules on the network’s topology or c...
Brian D. Connelly, Christopher W. Bowron, Li Xiao,...
The paper introduces a peer-to-peer system called P2PRIV (peer-to-peer direct and anonymous distribution overlay). Basic novel features of P2PRIV are: (i) a peer-to-peer parallel ...