Understanding BitTorrent: A reality check from the ISP's perspective

Computer Networks

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1054-1065

  Varvello, Matteo ^a   Steiner, Moritz ^a   Laevens, Koen ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

BitTorrent; Measurement; Peer to Peer

Indexed keywords

BITTORRENT; DATA DISTRIBUTION; DATA SETS; DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS; INTERNET TRAFFIC; LOCALITY-AWARENESS; MEASUREMENT STUDY; P2P PROTOCOLS; PEER TO PEER; PEER-TO-PEER APPLICATION;

INTERNET PROTOCOLS; INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS; MEASUREMENTS;

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 84859100371     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2011.10.031     Document Type: Article

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