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WebTorrent: A BitTorrent Extension for High Availability Servers

Overview Achieving content high-availability is one of the most important goals of a webserver system. In order to achieve high-availability in the traditional client-server setting, the server must have the bandwidth and the hardware needed to handle any peak load that might occur. However, this is a very costly and rarely practical solution, especially for most non-commercial servers subjected to the Slashdotting effect. This paper proposes a WebTorrent system based on BitTorrent that will leverage the resources of the clients to help the server make the content more available. Such a system will help alleviate the load on the server and reduce client download times.

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Publisher: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
File Format: PDF
Date Published: Sep 19, 2008
Format: White Papers
Topics: High Availability

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