Caching BitTorrent Traffic

BitTorrent currently generates a significant amount of inter-ISP traffic. This has motivated research and developments to explore caching and locality-aware neighbor selection mechanisms for costly traffic reduction. Recent researches have analyzed the possible effects of caching BitTorrent traffic and have provided preliminary results on its cacheability. However, little is known about the specifics of caching design that affect cache effectiveness and operation, such as replacement policy and cache size. This project addresses this gap with a comprehensive analysis of BitTorrent caching based on traces of user behavior in BitTorrent sites.