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Many challenges exist in the design of a good distributed file sharing system. Transporting huge files over the network can create latency and sluggish performance. Scalability of a distributed file sharing system is another challenge. There is also no universal software that can transfer files between various platforms and devices and functions in all types of networks. In this paper we focus on the problem of distributed file sharing in the context of Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs). In such networks nodes may join or leave at any given point in time so that traditional file sharing algorithms are not viable anymore. We present the architecture and implementation of an efficient distributed file sharing system for MANETs. Our system employs the Bittorrent protocol and a new tracker replicating procedure that enables file sharing even with nodes joining or leaving. By removing the tracker as a single point of failure our system outperforms other existing file sharing applications.
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Englert, B., Pourezza, S. (2013). On Using Bittorrent for File Sharing in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks. In: Pathan, M., Wei, G., Fortino, G. (eds) Internet and Distributed Computing Systems. IDCS 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8223. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41428-2_7
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