Paper Info
Title
Multi-Agent System Model of a BitTorrent Network
Abstract
A peer to peer (P2P) computer network relies on direct connections between participants rather than conventional centralized resources. These networks are useful for many purposes, but the “killer-app” nowadays is file sharing. Bit-Torrent is a very popular protocol for this matter. In this paper we model a BitTorrent network as a multi-agent system. In it, each BitTorrent client is an agent that interacts with other agents and reacts autonomously, following some algorithms. Its objectives are downloading a content in the shortest time possible, and sharing it with other agents. The model is programmed in JADE, a software framework in Java language for agent development. The model has been validated by initial tests, and it will be used to study the behavior of BitTorrent networks in diverse situations hard to test in a real network.
Year
DOI
Venue
2008
10.1109/SNPD.2008.168
SNPD
Keywords
Field
DocType
file sharing,real network,diverse situation,java language,bittorrent network,bittorrent client,multi-agent system model,direct connection,conventional centralized resource,agent development,computer network,bandwidth,p2p,protocols,software framework,java,multi agent systems,internet,multiagent systems,software agents,multi agent system,protocol,bittorrent,servers
Traffic classification,BitTorrent tracker,Peer-to-peer,Computer science,Software agent,Computer network,Multi-agent system,BitTorrent,BitTorrent protocol encryption,File sharing,Distributed computing
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
978-0-7695-3263-9
1
0.36
References 
Authors
4
11
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Enrique Costa-Montenegro134326.83
Juan C. Burguillo-rial236940.17
Pedro S. Rodriguez-Hernandez311.04
Francisco J. Gonzalez-Castano4192.18
Maria Curras-Parada510.36
Patricia Gomez-Rana610.36
Juan P. Rey-Souto710.36
Costa-Montenegro, E.810.36
Burguillo-Rial, J.C.951.62
Rodriguez-Hernandez, P.S.1021.39
Gonzalez-Castano, F.J.118911.09