Peer-Assisted Content Distribution with Random Linear Network Coding

• Published in: 2014 IEEE 79th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring) pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: Hundeboll, Martin, Ledet-Pedersen, Jeppe, Sluyterman, Georg, Madsen, Tatiana K., Fitzek, Frank H. P.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.05.2014
• Subjects: Decoding; Encoding; Network coding; Overlay networks; Peer-to-peer computing; Protocols; Servers

Peer-to-peer networks constitute a widely used, cost-effective and scalable technology to distribute bandwidth-intensive content. The technology forms a great platform to build distributed cloud storage without the need of a central provider. However, the majority of todays peer-to-peer systems requ...