Exploring The World Of Collaborative Sharing Over The Internet Through The Use Of A Peer-To-Peer Network Protocol

Naveen  Chandra  Upreti

Abstract

Abstract-P2P downloads represent a large portion of today’s Internet traffic. Millions of users operate BitTorrent and generate more than 30% of the total Internet traffic. This paper mainly examines the working of the BitTorrent P2P protocol explaining the Terminology involvedin the BitTorrent community, its advantages over other file sharing protocols, the various popular BitTorrent clients, and the best torrent sites for searching torrents. It also focuses on the privacy, security and legal aspects related to its usage, and the future technologies-Magnet Links, DHT, and PeX which will increase its effectiveness and popularity.

Keywords

BitTorrent, DHT, P2P, PeX, Torrent

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N. . C. . Upreti "Exploring The World Of Collaborative Sharing Over The Internet Through The Use Of A Peer-To-Peer Network Protocol", International Journal of Innovative Research in Engineering & Management (ijircst), Vol-1, Issue-1, Page No-21-28, 2013. Available from:

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Naveen Chandra Upreti

Senior Assistant Professor, Department of Information Technology, International Institute forSpecial Education, Lucknow, INDIA (e-mail: naveenupreti@gmail.com).

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