Traffic Control Mode in Bit Torrent Networks with the Help of DHT Protocol
Abstract
Bit Torrent protocol is a leader of file transfer protocols. The main aim of the protocol is to distribute the file to a lot of participants without reducing the file distribution accessibility. While creating, the protocol was intended as a central node (tracker), which stores and distributes participants' list of distribution. As the owner of the tracker, you can manage traffic distribution inside the Bit Torrent network, simply changing the list of participants.
Over time, the question of decentralization arose. It was facilitated by several factors: the inability of trackers to serve huge number of participants, a large number of independent trackers, right possessors' claims for content distribution protected by copyright. The solution was to add to the protocol BitTorrent[5] describing the distribution of the participants with the help of DHT protocol. As a result, the possibility to influence traffic distribution or to manage the list of participants was eliminated.
This paper describes a method you can influence the network traffic and BitTorrent protocol and to manage if not fully but partially the process of file distribution. It can be useful as for the Internet providers for data flows redistribution within their network and for the right possessors to limit file distribution.
Over time, the question of decentralization arose. It was facilitated by several factors: the inability of trackers to serve huge number of participants, a large number of independent trackers, right possessors' claims for content distribution protected by copyright. The solution was to add to the protocol BitTorrent[5] describing the distribution of the participants with the help of DHT protocol. As a result, the possibility to influence traffic distribution or to manage the list of participants was eliminated.
This paper describes a method you can influence the network traffic and BitTorrent protocol and to manage if not fully but partially the process of file distribution. It can be useful as for the Internet providers for data flows redistribution within their network and for the right possessors to limit file distribution.
About the Authors
V. E. Rabinovich
Новосибирский государственный технический университет
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A. A. Shestakov
Новосибирский государственный технический университет
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Rabinovich V.E., Shestakov A.A. Traffic Control Mode in Bit Torrent Networks with the Help of DHT Protocol. The Herald of the Siberian State University of Telecommunications and Information Science. 2012;(3):3-10. (In Russ.)
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