StrandCast: Peer-to-peer content distribution for latency tolerant applications

Existing streaming peer-to-peer distribution architectures are designed to balance inherent trade-offs between stretch, stress, and robustness to churn. Several rely on multiple description coding in order to facilitate mesh-based or forest-based approaches. We believe, however, that a number of important applications such as broadcast video, pyramid video-on-demand, digital fountains, and data cycles to name a few exhibit a great deal of...