Towards the Engineering of Dependable P2P-Based Network Control -- The Case of Timely Routing Control Messages

Kurt TUTSCHKU  Akihiro NAKAO 

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications  Vol.E92-B  No.1  pp.17-25
Publication Date: 2009/01/01
Online ISSN: 1745-1345
Print ISSN: 0916-8516
Type of Manuscript: Special Section PAPER (Special Section on Networking Technologies for Dependable Networks)
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Keyword: 
P2P,  overlays,  dependable,  wireless network control,  pastry,  CAN,  B3G, 

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Summary: 
This paper introduces a methodology for engineering best-effort P2P algorithms into dependable P2P-based network control mechanism. The proposed method is built upon an iterative approach consisting of improving the original P2P algorithm by appropriate mechanisms and of thorough performance assessment with respect to dependability measures. The potential of the methodology is outlined by the example of timely routing control for vertical handover in B3G wireless networks. In detail, the well-known Pastry and CAN algorithms are enhanced to include locality. By showing how to combine algorithmic enhancements with performance indicators, this case study paves the way for future engineering of dependable network control mechanisms through P2P algorithms.