An eMule-like Modifier Strategy Based on Optimization
Luca Caviglione, Cristiano Cervellera, Filippo Aldo Grassia and Franco Davoli
International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems (SPECTS 2007)
San Diego, California (USA), July 16-18, 2007
SPECTS_Summary
One of the main issues in peer-to-peer file-sharing services is to ensure balanced transfers of data among peers. For instance, the popular eMule file-sharing client interface implements techniques based on a credit system and time modifiers to guarantee a fair degree of contribution/reward, e.g., to prevent leeching. However, fixed heuristic modifiers may not be able to guarantee a fair treatment for every peer participating in the service. This paper introduces an optimized strategy to compute modifiers in order to promote cooperation among peers, while guaranteeing a suitable degree of fairness. Simulations are provided to compare the proposed mechanism to the standard one adopted by the popular eMule client interface.