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TWC
2010
13 years 2 months ago
Pi: a practical incentive protocol for delay tolerant networks
Delay Tolerant Networks (DTNs) are a class of networks characterized by lack of guaranteed connectivity, typically low frequency of encounters between DTN nodes and long propagatio...
Rongxing Lu, Xiaodong Lin, Haojin Zhu, Xuemin Shen...
EURONGI
2006
Springer
13 years 11 months ago
Self-protection in P2P Networks: Choosing the Right Neighbourhood
Abstract. In unstructured peer-to-peer networks, as in real life, a good neighbourhood is not only crucial for a peaceful sleep, but also for an exchange of important gossips and f...
Ivan Martinovic, Christof Leng, Frank A. Zdarsky, ...
P2P
2006
IEEE
153views Communications» more  P2P 2006»
14 years 1 months ago
A Reciprocation-Based Economy for Multiple Services in Peer-to-Peer Grids
Peer-to-peer grids aim to build computational grids encompassing thousands of sites. To achieve this scale, such systems cannot rely on trust or off-line negotiations among partic...
Miranda Mowbray, Francisco Vilar Brasileiro, Nazar...
P2P
2007
IEEE
107views Communications» more  P2P 2007»
14 years 1 months ago
Bounds on the Performance of P2P Networks Using Tit-for-Tat Strategies
Current P2P systems employ tit-for-tat strategies, where peers only upload when they are simultaneously downloading, to avoid free riding. We derive optimal tit-for-tat strategies...
Dimitri do B. DeFigueiredo, Balaji Venkatachalam, ...
SIGECOM
2004
ACM
120views ECommerce» more  SIGECOM 2004»
14 years 29 days ago
Robust incentive techniques for peer-to-peer networks
Lack of cooperation (free riding) is one of the key problems that confronts today’s P2P systems. What makes this problem particularly difficult is the unique set of challenges ...
Michal Feldman, Kevin Lai, Ion Stoica, John Chuang