Patent ID: 8086722
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a machine including a processor and a memory; the machine configured with a Peer-To-Peer (P2P) flooder stored in the memory and executed on the processor; the P2P flooder distributes links, the links pretend to be associated with content over a plurality of P2P networks, but the links are actually to the P2P uploader and the links are not for the content that the links pretend to be associated with, the links are also accompanied with advertisements to entice specific participants to activate the links, the machine also configured with a P2P uploader stored in the memory and executed on the processor; the P2P uploader records metrics from the specific participants of the P2P networks when the participants attempt to acquire the content by accessing the links, the links point to the P2P uploader, the metrics include: identities for the participants, bandwidth connections for each attempt to acquire the content, a particular P2P network from which a particular attempt to acquire the content is coming from, a date and time of a particular attempt to acquire the content, a name for the content that is being feigned, and an identity for the P2P flooder; and the machine also configured with a measuring service stored in the memory and executed on the processor, the measuring service evaluates the metrics to develop measurements with respect to the P2P networks relative to one another, the metrics are also evaluated to develop profiles and ratings for each of the P2P networks, networks and for a type of content emerging as a preference in each of the P2P networks, and for specific P2P participants.