Interaction of overlay networks: properties and control.

• Other Authors: Jiang, Wenjie.
• Format: Others
• Language: English; Chinese
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Computer networks
• Online Access: http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5892797; http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-325581

Jiang Wenjie. === Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-96). === Abstracts in English and Chinese. === Acknowledgement --- p.iii === Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 === Chapter 1.1 --- Background --- p.1 === Chapter 1.2 --- Challenges --- p.2 === Chapter 1.3 --- Our Contribution --- p.4 === Chapter 1.4 --- Structure of the thesis --- p.5 === Chapter 2 --- Background Study --- p.7 === Chapter 2.1 --- An Introduction to Overlay Networks --- p.8 === Chapter 2.1.1 --- What is an Overlay Network? --- p.8 === Chapter 2.1.2 --- Benefits of Overlay Networks --- p.13 === Chapter 2.2 --- Taxonomy of Overlay Networks --- p.16 === Chapter 2.2.1 --- Routing Overlay Networks --- p.16 === Chapter 2.2.2 --- Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) --- p.25 === Chapter 2.2.3 --- Security Overlay Networks --- p.28 === Chapter 3 --- Mathematical Models for Overlay Routing --- p.32 === Chapter 3.1 --- Formulation of Routing in Overlay Networks --- p.32 === Chapter 3.2 --- Optimal Overlay Routing Policy --- p.34 === Chapter 3.3 --- Illustration of Overlay Routing Policy --- p.37 === Chapter 4 --- Overlay Routing Game --- p.40 === Chapter 4.1 --- Strategic Nash Routing Game --- p.40 === Chapter 4.2 --- Stable Property of Overlay Optimal Routing --- p.43 === Chapter 4.3 --- Routing Game in Other Forms --- p.44 === Chapter 5 --- Comparison of Routing Strategies: A Spectrum of Efficiency --- p.46 === Chapter 5.1 --- Global Optimal Routing --- p.47 === Chapter 5.2 --- Selfish User Routing --- p.49 === Chapter 5.3 --- Optimal Overlay Routing --- p.51 === Chapter 5.4 --- Performance Comparison --- p.54 === Chapter 6 --- Simulations on Routing Game --- p.56 === Chapter 6.1 --- Fluid Level Simulation --- p.56 === Chapter 6.2 --- Packet Level Simulation --- p.59 === Chapter 7 --- Understanding Various Issues & Implications of Overlay Interaction --- p.65 === Chapter 7.1 --- Sub-optimality of Nash Equilibrium --- p.66 === Chapter 7.2 --- Slow convergence to Nash equilibrium --- p.67 === Chapter 7.3 --- Fairness Paradox --- p.68 === Chapter 8 --- Overlay Pricing --- p.71 === Chapter 8.1 --- Pricing mechanism to improve end-to-end delay --- p.71 === Chapter 8.1.1 --- Fluid-level Simulation --- p.74 === Chapter 8.1.2 --- Packet-level Simulation --- p.77 === Chapter 8.2 --- Pricing mechanism to improve fairness --- p.77 === Chapter 9 --- Related Work --- p.83 === Chapter 10 --- Conclusion --- p.86 === Chapter 10.1 --- Summary of the Contribution --- p.86 === Chapter 10.2 --- Future Directions --- p.87 === Bibliography --- p.89 === Chapter A --- Proof of Existence of Nash Equilibrium --- p.97