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Analysis of BitTorrent Networks

Authors:
Daniel Kowalczyk
Leszek Koszalka

Keywords: network traffic; peer-to-peer network; network protocol; simulation experiment; efficiency

Abstract:
Peer-to-peer systems have emerged as an attractive alternative to client/server approaches. By efficiently leveraging the upload bandwidth of the end users, BitTorrent becomes a standard for scalable content distribution. In this paper, we concentrate on the overall performance of BitTorrent, in particular on impact of physical media distribution, such as fluctuations in cable and inside protocol parameter configuration. It is concluded that the decrease of the default optimistic un-choking time has a highly positive impact on the protocol performance. Moreover, it is shown that the delay of the client’s network connection has also remarkable impact on the performance of the BitTorrent protocol

Pages: 111 to 115

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2011

Publication date: June 19, 2011

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4529

ISBN: 978-1-61208-139-7

Location: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

Dates: from June 19, 2011 to June 24, 2011