Analyzing and modeling BitTorrent: A game theory approach

Farag Azzedin; Mohammed Onimisi Yahaya

doi:10.1109/HPCSim.2014.6903718

Analyzing and modeling BitTorrent: A game theory approach

Farag Azzedin^*
, Mohammed Onimisi Yahaya

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Although BitTorrent is gaining popularity and continuous usage as a file sharing system, it is bedeviled with some challenges. Developers and researchers alike are exerting efforts to address such challenges. Free riders exploitation of BitTorrent is a widely acknowledged problem. In particular, free riders misuse BitTorrent through both optimistic and regular unchoke. In this article, we use game theory to model the BitTorrent choking algorithm and conduct extensive performance evaluation experiments to assess its performance as compared with the original BitTorrent choking algorithm.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on High Performance Computing and Simulation, HPCS 2014
Editors	Waleed Smari, Vesna Zeljkovic
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	436-443
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479953127
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/HPCSim.2014.6903718
State	Published - 18 Sep 2014

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Name	Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on High Performance Computing and Simulation, HPCS 2014

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© 2014 IEEE.

Keywords

BitTorrent
Game Theory
Modeling
choking algorithm
free riding

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Software
Modeling and Simulation

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Azzedin, F., & Yahaya, M. O. (2014). Analyzing and modeling BitTorrent: A game theory approach. In W. Smari, & V. Zeljkovic (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on High Performance Computing and Simulation, HPCS 2014 (pp. 436-443). Article 6903718 (Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on High Performance Computing and Simulation, HPCS 2014). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/HPCSim.2014.6903718

Azzedin, Farag ; Yahaya, Mohammed Onimisi. / Analyzing and modeling BitTorrent : A game theory approach. Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on High Performance Computing and Simulation, HPCS 2014. editor / Waleed Smari ; Vesna Zeljkovic. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. pp. 436-443 (Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on High Performance Computing and Simulation, HPCS 2014).

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Azzedin, F & Yahaya, MO 2014, Analyzing and modeling BitTorrent: A game theory approach. in W Smari & V Zeljkovic (eds), Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on High Performance Computing and Simulation, HPCS 2014., 6903718, Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on High Performance Computing and Simulation, HPCS 2014, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 436-443. https://doi.org/10.1109/HPCSim.2014.6903718

Analyzing and modeling BitTorrent: A game theory approach. / Azzedin, Farag; Yahaya, Mohammed Onimisi.
Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on High Performance Computing and Simulation, HPCS 2014. ed. / Waleed Smari; Vesna Zeljkovic. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. p. 436-443 6903718 (Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on High Performance Computing and Simulation, HPCS 2014).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Azzedin F, Yahaya MO. Analyzing and modeling BitTorrent: A game theory approach. In Smari W, Zeljkovic V, editors, Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on High Performance Computing and Simulation, HPCS 2014. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2014. p. 436-443. 6903718. (Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on High Performance Computing and Simulation, HPCS 2014). doi: 10.1109/HPCSim.2014.6903718

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