Impact of incentive mechanisms on quality of experience

Abstract

Since entities participating in P2P networks are usually autonomous and therefore free to decide on their level of participation, mechanisms to resolve conflicts between individual and collective rationality are needed. How can implementations of such mechanisms be compared? This paper introduces a qualitative reference framework, highlighting essential elements and major design decisions in any implementation of incentive mechanisms. In the context of multimedia applications built on top of P2P architectures, the reference framework can be used in assessing the impact on the quality of experience (QoE) when incentive mechanisms are included.

Incentive Schemes in Peer-to-Peer Networks

“…A number of papers have presented extensive reviews of the existing literature on P2P networks (Krishnan, Smith, and Telang 2003, Feldman and Chuang 2005, Roczniak and Saddik 2005, Ruffo and Shifanella 2007. A central issue is providing incentives for peers to share.…”