Multi-Agent System Model of a BitTorrent Network

Author

Costa-Montenegro, Enrique ; Burguillo-Rial, Juan C. ; Rodríguez, Pedro S. ; Gonzalez-Castano, F. Javier ; Curras-Parada, Maria ; Gomez-Raña, Patricia ; Rey-Souto, Juan P.

Author_Institution

Dept. de Ing. Telematica, Univ. de Vigo, Vigo

fYear

2008

fDate

6-8 Aug. 2008

Firstpage

586

Lastpage

591

Abstract

A peer to peer (P2P) computer network relies on direct connections between participants rather than conventional centralized resources. These networks are useful for many purposes, but the ldquokiller-apprdquo nowadays is file sharing. BitTorrent is a very popular protocol for this matter. In this paper we model a BitTorrent network as a multi-agent system. In it, each BitTorrent client is an agent that interacts with other agents and reacts autonomously, following some algorithms. Its objectives are downloading a content in the shortest time possible, and sharing it with other agents. The model is programmed in JADE, a software framework in Java language for agent development. The model has been validated by initial tests, and it was used to study the behavior of BitTorrent networks in diverse situations hard to test in a real network.

Keywords

Java; multi-agent systems; peer-to-peer computing; protocols; software agents; BitTorrent network; JADE; Java language; agent development; file sharing; multiagent system model; peer to peer computer network; protocol; software framework; Computer architecture; Computer networks; Distributed computing; Java; Multiagent systems; Network servers; Peer to peer computing; Protocols; Testing; Web server;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking, and Parallel/Distributed Computing, 2008. SNPD '08. Ninth ACIS International Conference on

Conference_Location

Phuket

Print_ISBN

978-0-7695-3263-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SNPD.2008.168

Filename

4617436