A survey of peer-to-peer content distribution technologies Export

@article{p2p_survey_04, abstract = {Distributed computer architectures labeled "peer-to-peer" are designed for the sharing of computer resources (content, storage, CPU cycles) by direct exchange, rather than requiring the intermediation or support of a centralized server or authority. Peer-to-peer architectures are characterized by their ability to adapt to failures and accommodate transient populations of nodes while maintaining acceptable connectivity and performance. Content distribution is an important peer-to-peer application on the Internet that has received considerable research attention. Content distribution applications typically allow personal computers to function in a coordinated manner as a distributed storage medium by contributing, searching, and obtaining digital content. In this survey, we propose a framework for analyzing peer-to-peer content distribution technologies. Our approach focuses on nonfunctional characteristics such as security, scalability, performance, fairness, and resource management potential, and examines the way in which these characteristics are reflected in--and affected by--the architectural design decisions adopted by current peer-to-peer systems. We study current peer-to-peer systems and infrastructure technologies in terms of their distributed object location and routing mechanisms, their approach to content replication, caching and migration, their support for encryption, access control, authentication and identity, anonymity, deniability, accountability and reputation, and their use of resource trading and management schemes.}, address = {New York, NY, USA}, author = {Theotokis, Stephanos A. and Spinellisa, Diomidis}, citeulike-article-id = {1315873}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1041680.1041681}, doi = {10.1145/1041680.1041681}, journal = {ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)}, keywords = {algorithms, design, overview, p2p, performance, reliability, security, survey}, month = {December}, number = {4}, pages = {335--371}, posted-at = {2007-05-21 14:36:31}, priority = {3}, publisher = {ACM Press}, title = {A survey of peer-to-peer content distribution technologies}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1041680.1041681}, volume = {36}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - p2p_survey_04 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1315873 N2 - Distributed computer architectures labeled "peer-to-peer" are designed for the sharing of computer resources (content, storage, CPU cycles) by direct exchange, rather than requiring the intermediation or support of a centralized server or authority. Peer-to-peer architectures are characterized by their ability to adapt to failures and accommodate transient populations of nodes while maintaining acceptable connectivity and performance. Content distribution is an important peer-to-peer application on the Internet that has received considerable research attention. Content distribution applications typically allow personal computers to function in a coordinated manner as a distributed storage medium by contributing, searching, and obtaining digital content. In this survey, we propose a framework for analyzing peer-to-peer content distribution technologies. Our approach focuses on nonfunctional characteristics such as security, scalability, performance, fairness, and resource management potential, and examines the way in which these characteristics are reflected in--and affected by--the architectural design decisions adopted by current peer-to-peer systems. We study current peer-to-peer systems and infrastructure technologies in terms of their distributed object location and routing mechanisms, their approach to content replication, caching and migration, their support for encryption, access control, authentication and identity, anonymity, deniability, accountability and reputation, and their use of resource trading and management schemes. IS - 4 JF - ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR) AD - New York, NY, USA EP - 371 TI - A survey of peer-to-peer content distribution technologies PB - ACM Press VL - 36 SP - 335 KW - algorithms KW - design KW - overview KW - p2p KW - performance KW - reliability KW - security KW - survey AU - Theotokis, Stephanos AU - Spinellisa, Diomidis PY - 2004/12// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1041680.1041681 ER -