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Distributed, automatic file descriptor tuning in P2P file-sharing systems

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Peers in peer-to-peer file-sharing systems cannot effectively share their files if they are poorly described. Terms one user employs to describe an instance of a file may not be those that are commonly associated with the file, making this instance difficult to locate. To alleviate this problem, a server can ask its peers for help in improving the description of files they have in common. We consider the design of a fully distributed, automatic system for the exchange of descriptive metadata. Experimental results show that the proposed techniques are effective in improving search accuracy with reasonable cost.

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  1. Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 60616, USA

    Dongmei Jia, Wai Gen Yee & Linh Thai Nguyen

  2. Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 20057, USA

    Ophir Frieder

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Jia, D., Yee, W.G., Nguyen, L.T. et al. Distributed, automatic file descriptor tuning in P2P file-sharing systems. Peer-to-Peer Netw. Appl. 1, 148–161 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12083-008-0012-8

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