Free riding in peer-to-peer networks
Date
2009Source Title
IEEE Internet Computing
Print ISSN
1089-7801
Electronic ISSN
1941-0131
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Volume
13
Issue
2
Pages
92 - 98
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
Free riding in peer-to-peer (P2P) networks poses a serious threat to their proper operation. Here, the authors present a variety of approaches developed to overcome this problem. They introduce several unique aspects of P2P networks and discuss free riding's effects on P2P services. They categorize proposed solutions and describe each category's important features and implementation issues together with some sample solutions. They also discuss open issues, including common attacks and security considerations. © 2009 IEEE.
Keywords
ContextData mining
Distributed computing
Free riding
Gain
Peer-to-peer network
Probability density function
Protocols
Security
Distributed computer systems
Information management
Telecommunication networks
Probability density function
P2P network