Abstract

Elders Know Best: Lifespan-Based Ideas in P2P Systems

Yi Qiao and Fabián E. Bustamante
Department of Computer Science
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL 60201, USA
{fabianb,yqiao}@cs.northwestern.edu
Abstract

The transiency of peer population and its implications on peer-to-peer (P2P) applications are increasingly calling the attention of the research community. As undesireable as unavoidable, peers transiency could negate many of the appealing features of the P2P approach.

We are exploring new P2P protocols and strategies that, by considering peers' lifespan a key attribute, can greatly boost the stability, efficiency and scalability of these systems. This work-in-progress briefly discusses our appraoch and presents some initial results.

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Fabian E. Bustamante Last modified: Thu Jun 19 11:15:38 CDT 2003