TY - GEN
T1 - A payment-based incentive and service differentiation mechanism for peer-to-peer streaming broadcast
AU - Tan, Guang
AU - Jarvis, Stephen A.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - We proposes a novel payment-based incentive mechanism for peer-to-peer (P2P) live media streaming. Using this approach, peers earn points by forwarding data to others; the data streaming is divided into fixed length periods, during each of which peers compete with each other for good parents (data suppliers) for the next period in a first-price auction like procedure using their points. We design a distributed algorithm to regulate peer competitions, and consider various individual strategies for parent selection from a game theoretic perspective. We then discuss possible strategies that can be used to maximize a peer's expected media quality by planning different bids for its substreams. Finally, in order to encourage off-session users to keep staying online and continue contributing to the network, we develop an optimal data forwarding strategy that allows peers to accumulate points that can be used in future services. Simulations results show that proposed methods effectively differentiate the media qualities received by peers making different contributions (which originate from, for example, different forwarding bandwidths or servicing times), and at the same time maintaining a high system-wide performance.
AB - We proposes a novel payment-based incentive mechanism for peer-to-peer (P2P) live media streaming. Using this approach, peers earn points by forwarding data to others; the data streaming is divided into fixed length periods, during each of which peers compete with each other for good parents (data suppliers) for the next period in a first-price auction like procedure using their points. We design a distributed algorithm to regulate peer competitions, and consider various individual strategies for parent selection from a game theoretic perspective. We then discuss possible strategies that can be used to maximize a peer's expected media quality by planning different bids for its substreams. Finally, in order to encourage off-session users to keep staying online and continue contributing to the network, we develop an optimal data forwarding strategy that allows peers to accumulate points that can be used in future services. Simulations results show that proposed methods effectively differentiate the media qualities received by peers making different contributions (which originate from, for example, different forwarding bandwidths or servicing times), and at the same time maintaining a high system-wide performance.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34250680815&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/IWQOS.2006.250450
DO - 10.1109/IWQOS.2006.250450
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:34250680815
SN - 1424404762
SN - 9781424404766
T3 - IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Service, IWQoS
SP - 41
EP - 50
BT - Proceedings - 2006 Fourteenth International Workshop on Quality of Service, IWQoS 2006
T2 - 2006 14th IEEE International Workshop on Quality of Service, IWQoS 2006
Y2 - 19 June 2006 through 21 June 2006
ER -