Distributed Networks

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Developing a Content Distribution System over a Secure Peer-to-Peer Middleware

Ana Reyna, Maria-Victoria Belmonte and Manuel Díaz

CONTENTS

9.1    Introduction

9.2    Overview of the Content Distribution System

9.2.1    Protocol Overview

9.2.2    Content Distribution

9.2.2.1    Task Assignment

9.2.2.2    Checking Mechanism

9.2.3    Incentive Mechanism

9.2.3.1    Coalition Payment Division

9.2.3.2    Responsiveness Bonus Computation

9.2.4    Simulation Results

9.2.5    Related Work

9.3    Overview of the Middleware

9.3.1    SMEPP Abstract Model

9.3.1.1    Peers and Groups

9.3.1.2    Services and Contracts

9.3.1.3    Service Discovery

9.3.1.4    API

9.3.2    Using SMEPP

9.3.2.1    Managing Peers and Groups

9.3.2.2    Managing Services

9.3.3    Security ...