NDLI: Secure large fiille transfer over mulltiiplle network paths

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Moser, D. Cano, E. Racz, P.
Copyright Year	2010
Description	Author affiliation: Justinmind, Barcelona, Spain (Moser, D.; Cano, E.) \|\| Communication Systems Group (CSG), Department of Informatics (IFI), University of Zurich, Switzerland (Racz, P.)
Abstract	The transfer of very large files often faces the problem of performance degradation due to bottlenecks or congestions in a network. Large file transfer is typical in Grid networks [11], where multiple nodes cooperate and run a common application. To improve the performance of large file transfer and to reduce the transfer time, this paper proposes a new file transfer application, called Secure Large File Transfer (SLFT) that supports file transfer over multiple independent network paths. For this purpose, SLFT uses Grid nodes as relays in order to route traffic to the destination. The described problem may also be solved on a lower layer of the OSI model; however, given the high heterogeneity of Grid environments, implementing the required mechanisms on layer 2 or 3 might not be feasible due to the inherent differences between the i volved ISP domains. Taking the approach to the application layer, makes possible to create a generic mechanism able to operate over the different possible underlying communication infrastructure [12]. The SLFT application has been implemented as a part of the GINTONIC toolbox, a set of Grid-specific network enhancements developed under the EC-GIN project [5]. In Grid networks nodes are geographically distributed, several administrative domains may be involved, and the communication is in a potentially hostile environment, the transfer of files involves several security threats which are addressed by the security architecture design of the SLFT application. This paper presents the design and implementation details of the SLFT application, focusing on the necessary security features. Based on practical experiences and evaluation in a test-bed, the performance of the SLFT application has been assessed. Evaluation results show that SLFT can improve the performance thanks to parallel transfer over multiple network paths.
Starting Page	777
Ending Page	792
File Size	2356168
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424453665
ISSN	15421201
e-ISBN	9781424453672
DOI	10.1109/NOMS.2010.5488373
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2010-04-19
Publisher Place	Japan
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Peer to peer computing Relays Bandwidth Routing Internetworking Informatics Degradation Telecommunication traffic Traffic control Data encapsulation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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