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      Simulating peer-to-peer networks

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      Date
      2006-08-16
      Author
      Ting, Nyik San
      Type
      Thesis
      Degree Level
      Masters
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      Abstract
      Peer-to-Peer (P2P) systems are emerging as a new form of distributed computing with a strong emphasis on self-organization, decentralization, and autonomy of the participating nodes. The characteristics of self-organization, autonomy, and decentralization allow for highly adaptive, robust, and scalable networks, making P2P an increasingly interesting way to design distributed systems. Since the deployment of P2P systems involves significant resources, e.g., hundreds of hosts and users, it is often not possible to run realistic tests prior to the rollout of the system. Consequently, simulation is the only realistic approach for testing or predicting the behavior of large P2P networks. However, the majority of the existing simulators tend to provide limited flexibility in simulating the details of the users, application, protocol, and physical network. In this research, the impact of user behavior, protocol, and physical network characteristic on the overall P2P system are being observed. The aim is to investigate the importance of simulating P2P systems in such detail.
      Degree
      Master of Science (M.Sc.)
      Department
      Computer Science
      Program
      Computer Science
      Supervisor
      Deters, Ralph
      Committee
      Vassileva, Julita; Lynch, Denard; Grassmann, Winfried K.
      Copyright Date
      August 2006
      URI
      http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-08242006-232052
      Subject
      Peer
      Network
      Simulation
      Simulator
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