@article {10.3844/ajeassp.2012.243.250,
article_type = {journal},
title = {A Grade-Based Incentive Mechanism for Peer-to-Peer Networks},
author = {Dian, S. Moses and Ramadoss, B.},
volume = {5},
number = {3},
year = {2012},
month = {Sep},
pages = {243-250},
doi = {10.3844/ajeassp.2012.243.250},
url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajeassp.2012.243.250},
abstract = {Free-riding is a desperate and a constant menace to many P2P systems, to violate the cooperation among peers. This study proposes a grade-based approach, which expeditiously maintains fairness in the network by encouraging the high contributed peers and altogether wiping out the free-riders. The Network Contribution Ratio determines the contribution of users globally. Besides, the proposed grading algorithm uses a point-based incentive mechanism which provides credit points to the users with respect to their grade and the transfer of users between each grade is instituted.},
journal = {American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences},
publisher = {Science Publications}
}