Traffic analysis of peer-to-peer IPTV communities

Computer Networks

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 470-484

  Silverston, Thomas ^a   Fourmaux, Olivier ^a   Botta, Alessio ^b   Dainotti, Alberto ^b   Pescapé, Antonio ^b   Ventre, Giorgio ^b   Salamatian, Kavé ^c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experimental testbeds; Internet measurement; Peer to peer IPTV communities; Traffic analysis

Indexed keywords

INTERNET; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; NETWORK PERFORMANCE; TEST FACILITIES;

CONTENT DELIVERIES; CONTENT DISTRIBUTIONS; CONTENT PRODUCERS; DIFFERENT TIME SCALE; EXPERIMENTAL TESTBEDS; INTERNET MEASUREMENT; MULTI-MEDIA CONTENTS; NETWORK COMMUNITIES; NETWORK NODES; PEER-TO-PEER IPTV COMMUNITIES; REALISTIC MODELS; TRAFFIC ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC IDENTIFICATIONS; UDP TRAFFICS; VIDEO TRAFFICS;

TELEVISION BROADCASTING;

EID: 59249108797     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2008.09.024     Document Type: Article

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