Toward a Quality-of-Service Framework for Peer-to-Peer Applications

Abstract

P2P networks have caught the imagination of the research community and application developers with their sheer scalability and fault-tolerance characteristics. However, only content-sharing applications based on the P2P concept have reached the desired level of maturity. The potential of the P2P concept for designing the next-generation of real-world distributed applications can be realized only if a comprehensive framework quantifying the performance related aspects of all classes of P2P applications is available. Researchers have proposed some QoS (Quality-of-Service) parameters for content-sharing P2P applications based on response time and delay, but these do not cover the gamut of application domains that the P2P concept is applicable to. Hence, this research paper proposes an early QoS framework covering various classes of P2P applications; content distribution, distributed computing and communication and collaboration. Early results from the prototype implementation of the Peer Enterprises framework (a cross-organizational P2P collaborative application) are used as a basis for formulation of the QoS parameters. The individual performance measures which comprise the QoS framework are also discussed in detail along with some thoughts on how these can be complied with. The proposed framework would hopefully lead to quantifiable Service-Level Agreements for a variety of peer-to-peer services and applications.

Contracting Models for P2P Content Distribution

“…Numerous studies have looked at the technical aspects of P2P networks such as network topologies, search algorithms, and developing efficient communication protocols (Gupta andAwasthi 2010, Victer Paul et al 2012). Many of the existing economic studies of P2P networks focus on the free-riding phenomenon and the ways to alleviate this problem.…”

“…Numerous studies have looked at the technical aspects of P2P networks such as network topologies, search algorithms, and developing efficient communication protocols (Gupta and Awasthi 2010, Victer Paul et al. 2012).…”

Quality of Service Based Pricing Schemes for Content Sharing in Peer‐to‐Peer Networks

“…There are a number of papers discussing the technical aspects of P2P networks such as efficient communication protocols, network topologies, scale effects (Li et al 2008), content replication (Victer Paul et al 2012), content quality, and search algorithms (Gupta and Awasthi 2010). Luan et al (2010) develop a protocol which can sustain static QoS performance under highly dynamic and heterogeneous network on BitTorrent.…”

“…2008), content replication (Victer Paul et al. 2012), content quality, and search algorithms (Gupta and Awasthi 2010). Luan et al.…”