In this paper, we make the case for Cooperative Networking (CoopNet) where end-hosts cooperate to improve network performance
perceived by all. In CoopNet, cooperation among peers complements traditional client-server communication rather than replacing
it.W e focus on the Web flash crowd problem and argue that CoopNet offers an effective solution. We present an evaluation
of the CoopNet approach using simulations driven by traffic traces gathered at the MSNBC website during the flash crowd that
occurred on September 11, 2001.
For more information, please visit the CoopNet project Web page at http://www.research.microsoft.com/~padmanab/projects/CoopNet/.
The author was an intern at Microsoft Research through much of this work.