Print Email Facebook Twitter Topology dynamics in a P2PTV network Title Topology dynamics in a P2PTV network Author Tang, S. Lu, Y. Martín Hernández, J. Kuipers, F.A. Van Mieghem, P. Faculty Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science Department Network Architectures and Services Date 2009-05-11 Abstract In recent years, a number of commercial peer-to-peer TV (P2PTV) applications have been launched. Yet, their mechanisms and characteristics are unknown. In this paper, we study SopCast, a typical proprietary P2PTV system. Treating SopCast as a black box, we perform a set of experiments that are suitable to analyze SopCast in depth. We attempt to disclose the SopCast protocol. The dynamic nature of the SopCast overlay, in terms of node degree, is also addressed in this paper. Our approaches in analyzing the SopCast mechanism and characterizing its topological properties reveal important design insights in SopCast, and may help to better understand similar P2PTV systems. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:bdfed41d-c6bb-441d-a9b9-974a1e3f6c25 Publisher springer ISBN 978-3-642-01398-0 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights (C) 2009 Tang, S.; Lu, Y.; Martín Hernández, J.; Kuipers, F.A.; Van Mieghem, P. Files PDF TopoPropertySopCast.pdf 226.17 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:bdfed41d-c6bb-441d-a9b9-974a1e3f6c25/datastream/OBJ/view