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| Video streaming is a popular service in current
internet. The users can watch the latest TV programs or the hotest movies without fully downloading the video file in the system. Different from other types of data, video streaming will consume a remarkable network bandwidth. Hence, one server cannot support too many online users. P2P technique is now applied to such systems to enhance the scalability. Different from previous systems, BestPeer considers a business model for Video-on-Demand system. The video file is encrypted in the system. After a user finishes his movies, he will get a local encrypted copy of the movie in his computer. Then, the user's peer can share his copy with others. And the server's load is reduced. For return, the server gives the user some credits for watching more programs. |
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| The core technique in BestPeer's Video-on-Demand system is video segment. The video file is split into different size of
small segments. These segments are transferred between different peers and the receiver will collect and recovery the original file. |
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