Which type of overlay network performs better for multimedia distribution and information sharing?

  • Authors:
  • Shahin Talaei;Abdolreza Abhari

  • Affiliations:
  • Ryerson University;Ryerson University

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 15th Communications and Networking Simulation Symposium
  • Year:
  • 2012

Quantified Score

Hi-index 0.00

Visualization

Abstract

Facebook is widely used in multimedia distribution. Users are continuously posting multimedia files on their profile and sharing it with their friends. Furthermore, users are exchanging information with each other by sending messages and providing feedback. In this paper, Facebook, peer-to-peer and ring networks are taken into account. The media and information sharing of users in Facebook network, peer-to-peer network and ring overlay network are analyzed. Average throughput and the speed of information transfer in each network topology are measured to assess the performance.