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Introduction

Game theory is used in P2P networks as a modeling tool for selfish behaviors. Peers individually try to adapt their strategies in order to increase their payoff. With game theoretic tools we can design new P2P applications that take into account the selfish peers behaviors.

References

• Game Theory As A Tool To Strategize As Well As Predict Nodes' Behavior In Peer-to-Peer Networks, Rohit Gupta and Arun K. Somani. Proceedings of the 2005 11th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems (ICPADS'05).