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Analysis and Simulation of Power Law Distribution of File Types in File Sharing Systems

Authors:
Yuya Dan
Takehiro Moriya

Keywords: power-law distribution; mathematical modeling; Monte Carlo simulation; file operation; scale-free structure

Abstract:
We study the distribution of file types classified by file extensions in usual file systems. In this paper, we report that the power-law distribution is observed in a certain file system and try to give the answer to the mechanism of that formation. In order to recognize the phenomena, we construct mathematical models and compare them to the results of Monte Carlo simulation. Then, we propose that file operation of creation and copy would form the distribution at the conclusion. This paper focuses on the formation of the power-law distribution by mathematical analysis and computer simulation.

Pages: 108 to 113

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2011

Publication date: October 23, 2011

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4537

ISBN: 978-1-61208-169-4

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Dates: from October 23, 2011 to October 29, 2011