Porting nTorrent to ndnSIM

TL;DR

This paper discusses porting the nTorrent peer-to-peer file sharing application, based on Named Data Networking, onto the ndnSIM simulator to enable detailed testing and analysis.

Contribution

The paper presents the adaptation of nTorrent for ndnSIM, facilitating simulation of NDN-based P2P file sharing applications.

Findings

Successful porting of nTorrent to ndnSIM

Enables detailed simulation and testing of NDN-based P2P protocols

Provides a foundation for future research in NDN applications

Abstract

BitTorrent is a popular communication protocol for peer-to-peer file sharing. It uses a data-centric approach, wherein the data is decentralized and peers request each other for pieces of the file(s). Aspects of this process is similar to the Named Data Networking (NDN) architecture, but is realized completely at the application level on top of TCP/IP networking. nTorrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing application that is based on NDN. The goal of this project is to port the application onto ndnSIM to allow for simulation and testing.