Techniques for measuring peer-to-peer (P2P) networks
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1. A system, including:
- a Peer-To-Peer (P2P) flooder;
a P2P uploader; and
a measuring service, wherein the P2P flooder distributes links to content over a plurality of P2P networks, the P2P uploader records metrics from specific participants of the P2P networks when the participants attempt to acquire the content by access the links, wherein the links point to the P2P uploader, and the measuring service evaluates the metrics to develop measurements with respect to the P2P networks relative to one another.
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Abstract
Techniques for measuring Peer-To-Peer (P2P) networks are provided. P2P are initially seeded with links to feigned content. As a P2P participant accesses a link metrics are recorded about the P2P network being used by the participant. The metrics are used to form measurements to compare different P2P networks relative to one another.
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1. A system, including:
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a Peer-To-Peer (P2P) flooder;
a P2P uploader; and
a measuring service, wherein the P2P flooder distributes links to content over a plurality of P2P networks, the P2P uploader records metrics from specific participants of the P2P networks when the participants attempt to acquire the content by access the links, wherein the links point to the P2P uploader, and the measuring service evaluates the metrics to develop measurements with respect to the P2P networks relative to one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A machine accessible medium having instructions thereon, the instructions when accessed by a machine perform the method of:
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distributing a feigned reference to content on a plurality of Peer-To-Peer (P2P) networks;
receiving attempts to access the content from participants of the plurality of P2P networks;
gathering metrics from the participants and the P2P networks in response to the attempts; and
synthesizing measurements for each of the P2P networks relative to remaining ones of the P2P networks in response to the metrics. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, including:
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receiving access attempts to content from participants of Peer-To-Peer (P2P) networks;
gathering metrics for the participants and their corresponding P2P networks;
notifying the participants that requests for the content cannot be satisfied; and
recording the metrics for subsequent analysis. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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