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In a Video on Demand system, by forwarding the server video stream client by client, a chain based scheme is formed, which reduces the server load. The existing chaining schemes are not reliable because there are frequent breaks in the chain among the clients due to stringent bandwidth and buffer, stop fail, and hardware and software failures. This leads to stream failures within the client, in turn...
In this paper we model peer-to-peer systems where content may become unavailable. First, using Markov Chains we capture the impact of parameters such as the server upload rate and the popularity of the files on the performance of the system. Then, we show the applicability of our model to the problem of optimal bundling. Bundling files together, rather than disseminating them separately, is a possible...
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