Research Article
Urn models and peer-to-peer file sharing
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.WIOPT2008.3172, author={Ilkka Norros and Hannu Reittu}, title={Urn models and peer-to-peer file sharing}, proceedings={1st International ICST Workshop on Physics Inspired Paradigms for Wireless Communications and Network}, publisher={IEEE}, proceedings_a={PHYSCOMNET}, year={2008}, month={8}, keywords={Peer to peer computing}, doi={10.4108/ICST.WIOPT2008.3172} }- Ilkka Norros
Hannu Reittu
Year: 2008
Urn models and peer-to-peer file sharing
PHYSCOMNET
IEEE
DOI: 10.4108/ICST.WIOPT2008.3172
Abstract
We consider an open network, with constant rate of incoming 'peers'. A peer can contact and communicate with any other peer in the system, corresponding to an Internet's overlay, where knowledge of peer's IP-address enables communication with it. In this system one peer, the 'seed', stays in the system and holds a file and wishes to distribute it to all its peers. One way of doing this, and suitable for large number of peers, is the idea of Bit-Torrent like systems: as soon as a peer receives the file, it becomes a seed itself. To enhance performance, the file is divided into small chunks that are spreaded in a similar fashion.
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