\section{Related Work}
\label{sec:related}
-Perhaps here we can talk a bit about the Swift protocol, or other
-implementations of application layer protocols that are implemented in kernel
-\cite{tux}.
+Measurements and improvements in Peer-to-Peer systems have been the focus of
+commercial and scientific players alike. Thorough analysis, a diversity of
+approaches, different interests have sparked a plethora of novel mechanisms,
+architectures, updates and extensions to existing applications as well as new
+and improved implementations to both old and new problems. Recent years have
+shown particular interest in the streaming capabilities of Peer-to-Peer
+solutions, resulting in a surge of updates, extensions and trials. Novel
+protocols such as swift are proof to the continuous birth of new protocols in
+the ever evolving Internet.
+
+Most measurements and evaluations involving the BitTorrent protocol and
+applications are either concerned with the behavior of a real-world swarm or
+with the internal design of the protocol. There has been little focus on
+creating a self-sustained swarm management environment capable of deploying
+hundreds of controlled peers, and subsequently gathering results and
+interpreting them.
+
+The PlanetLab infrastructure provides a realistic testbed for Peer-to-Peer
+experiments. PlanetLab nodes are connected to the Internet and experiments have
+a more realistic testbed where delays, bandwidth and other are subject to
+change. Tools are also available to aid in conducting experiments and data
+collection \cite{planetLab}.
+
+Pouwelse et al. \cite{pouwelse} have done extensive analysis on the BitTorrent
+protocol using large real-world swarms focusing on the overall performance and
+user satisfaction. Guo et al. \cite{guo} have modeled the BitTorrent protocol
+and provided a formal approach to its functionality. Bharambe et al.
+\cite{bharambe} have done extensive studies on improving BitTorrent’s network
+performance.
+
+Garbacki et al. \cite{garbacki} have created a simulator for testing 2Fast, a
+collaborative download protocol. The simulator is useful only for small swarms
+that require control. Real-world experiments involved using real systems
+communicating with real BitTorrent clients in the swarm.
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