Paper Info
Title
A survey of peer-to-peer content distribution technologies
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.
Year
DOI
Venue
2004
10.1145/1041680.1041681
ACM Comput. Surv.
Keywords
Field
DocType
grid computing,digital content,personal computer,dht,content distribution application,peer-to-peer,p2p,current peer-to-peer system,content replication,management scheme,peer-to-peer content distribution technology,important peer-to-peer application,dolr,content distribution,computer resource,distributed computing,algorithms,distributed objects,resource manager,performance,design,access control,reliability,distributed storage
Resource management,Distributed object,Peer-to-peer,Computer science,Distributed data store,Computer network,Access control,Content management,The Internet,Distributed computing,Scalability
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
36
4
0360-0300
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
482
17.52
68
Authors
2
Search Limit
100482
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Stephanos Androutsellis-Theotokis152923.38
Diomidis Spinellis22023178.89