The concept of superpeer has been introduced to improve the performance of popular P2P applications. A superpeer is a “powerful” node that acts as a server for a set of clients, and as an equal with respect to other superpeers. By exploiting heterogeneity, the superpeer paradigm can lead to improved efficiency, without compromising the decentralized nature of P2P networks. The main issues in the construction of superpeer-based overlays are the selection of superpeers, and the association between superpeers and clients. Generally, superpeers are either run voluntarily (without an explicit selection process), or chosen among the “best” nodes in the network, for example those with the most abondant resources, such as bandwidth or storage. In several contexts, however, shared resources are not the only factor; latency between clients and superpeers may play an important role, for example in online games. This paper presents SG-2, a novel protocol for building and maintaining a proximity-aware superpeer topology. SG-2 uses a gossip-based protocol to spread messages to nearby nodes and a biology-inspired task allocation mechanism to promote the “best” nodes to superpeer status. The paper includes extensive simulation experiments to prove the efficiency, scalability and robustness of SG-2.

O. Babaoglu, G.P. Jesi, A. Montresor (2006). Proximity-Aware Superpeer Overlay Topologies. BERLIN : Springer-Verlag.

Proximity-Aware Superpeer Overlay Topologies

BABAOGLU, OZALP;JESI, GIAN PAOLO;MONTRESOR, ALBERTO
2006

Abstract

The concept of superpeer has been introduced to improve the performance of popular P2P applications. A superpeer is a “powerful” node that acts as a server for a set of clients, and as an equal with respect to other superpeers. By exploiting heterogeneity, the superpeer paradigm can lead to improved efficiency, without compromising the decentralized nature of P2P networks. The main issues in the construction of superpeer-based overlays are the selection of superpeers, and the association between superpeers and clients. Generally, superpeers are either run voluntarily (without an explicit selection process), or chosen among the “best” nodes in the network, for example those with the most abondant resources, such as bandwidth or storage. In several contexts, however, shared resources are not the only factor; latency between clients and superpeers may play an important role, for example in online games. This paper presents SG-2, a novel protocol for building and maintaining a proximity-aware superpeer topology. SG-2 uses a gossip-based protocol to spread messages to nearby nodes and a biology-inspired task allocation mechanism to promote the “best” nodes to superpeer status. The paper includes extensive simulation experiments to prove the efficiency, scalability and robustness of SG-2.
2006
Self-Managed Networks, Systems, and Services
43
57
O. Babaoglu, G.P. Jesi, A. Montresor (2006). Proximity-Aware Superpeer Overlay Topologies. BERLIN : Springer-Verlag.
O. Babaoglu; G.P. Jesi; A. Montresor
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