2005/12/08 by Bernardo A. Huberman, Fang Wu, Huberman, Bernardo A. +1
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paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cs/0512033
arxiv created 2005/12/08 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
We describe an efficient incentive mechanism for P2P systems that generates a wide diversity of content offerings while responding adaptively to customer demand. Files are served and paid for through a parimutuel market similar to that commonly used for betting in horse races. An analysis of the performance of such a system shows that there exists an equilibrium with a long tail in the distribution of content offerings, which guarantees the real time provision of any content regardless of its popularity.