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Erschienen in: Journal of Network and Systems Management 2/2012

01.06.2012

Measurement Based Analysis of One-Click File Hosting Services

verfasst von: Josep Sanjuàs-Cuxart, Pere Barlet-Ros, Josep Solé-Pareta

Erschienen in: Journal of Network and Systems Management | Ausgabe 2/2012

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Abstract

It is commonly believed that file sharing traffic on the Internet is mostly generated by peer-to-peer applications. However, we show that HTTP based file sharing services are also extremely popular. We analyzed the traffic of a large research and education network for three months, and observed that a large fraction of the inbound HTTP traffic corresponds to file download services, which indicates that an important portion of file sharing traffic is in the form of HTTP data. In particular, we found that two popular one-click file hosting services are among the top Internet domains in terms of served traffic volume. In this paper, we present an exhaustive study of the traffic generated by such services, the behavior of their users, the downloaded content, and their server infrastructure.

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Fußnoten
1
We avoid disclosing the name of the organization for privacy concerns.
 
2
Throughout this work, we use the terms direct download and one-click file hosting to refer to HTTP-based file sharing services interchangeably.
 
3
According to our data, RapidShare enhanced their login procedure on June 8th. As of this writing, sessions cannot be tracked with this simple approach.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Measurement Based Analysis of One-Click File Hosting Services
verfasst von
Josep Sanjuàs-Cuxart
Pere Barlet-Ros
Josep Solé-Pareta
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2012
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of Network and Systems Management / Ausgabe 2/2012
Print ISSN: 1064-7570
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7705
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10922-011-9202-4

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