Lin Wing Kai. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-96). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract/ 摘要 --- p.i / Acknowledgement --- p.iv / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- """We are not alone""" --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Definition of P2P systems --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Terminologies --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Principles --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3 --- From sharing to replication --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Replication: why and how --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Advantages of P2P replication systems --- p.8 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- Typical replication approaches --- p.10 / Chapter 1.3.4 --- Difficulties in replication: resource allocation and replication strategy --- p.10 / Chapter 1.3.5 --- Why do peers cooperate? --- p.12 / Chapter 1.4 --- Contribution of this thesis --- p.13 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Thesis organization --- p.13 / Chapter 2 --- Background Study --- p.15 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.15 / Chapter 2.2 --- Overview of P2P systems --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- The original story --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Switching to decentralization --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Peer availability --- p.17 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Other than file sharing --- p.18 / Chapter 2.3 --- Understanding replication --- p.20 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- File availability redefined --- p.20 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Storage requirement analysis --- p.21 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- MTTF analysis --- p.22 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Replica placement --- p.24 / Chapter 2.3.5 --- Other performance enhancement schemes --- p.27 / Chapter 2.4 --- Understanding cooperation --- p.28 / Chapter 2.5 --- Discussions --- p.30 / Chapter 3 --- Performance of erasure code replication --- p.32 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.32 / Chapter 3.2 --- Parameters definition --- p.33 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- File availability: whole file replication --- p.33 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- File availability: erasure code replication --- p.34 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Properties of erasure code replication --- p.35 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Effects of replication parameters --- p.36 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Optimal value of b --- p.39 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- Analytical derivation --- p.40 / Chapter 3.3 --- Some practical considerations --- p.42 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Cost of erasure code replication --- p.42 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Sensitivity analysis --- p.44 / Chapter 3.4 --- Concluding remarks --- p.45 / Chapter 4 --- Distributed replication strategies --- p.48 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.48 / Chapter 4.2 --- The P2P replication system --- p.50 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Erasure code replication --- p.50 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Peers modelling --- p.51 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Resource allocation problem --- p.52 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Replication goal --- p.54 / Chapter 4.3 --- Decentralized adaptation --- p.56 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Neighbour discovery and parameters exchange --- p.56 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Storage resource estimation --- p.57 / Chapter 4.4 --- Heuristic strategies --- p.58 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Random strategy --- p.58 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Group partition strategy --- p.59 / Chapter 4.4.3 --- Highest available first (HAF) strategy --- p.61 / Chapter 4.5 --- Case studies --- p.65 / Chapter 4.5.1 --- Simulation results --- p.66 / Chapter 4.6 --- Concluding remarks --- p.69 / Chapter 5 --- Before cooperation: why do peers join? --- p.72 / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.72 / Chapter 5.2 --- Information sharing club (ISC) model --- p.73 / Chapter 5.3 --- An example: music information sharing club --- p.75 / Chapter 5.4 --- Necessary condition for ISC to grow --- p.76 / Chapter 5.4.1 --- Music information sharing club example with simple requests --- p.78 / Chapter 5.5 --- Concluding remarks --- p.81 / Chapter 6 --- Conclusion --- p.83 / Chapter A --- Proof in this thesis --- p.86 / Bibliography --- p.90
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325389 |
| Date | January 2005 |
| Contributors | Lin, Wing Kai., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Information Engineering. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, x, 96 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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