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Bittorrent Implements Cache Discovery Protocol

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the middlemen-i-wouldn't-want-to-be dept.

An anonymous reader writes "CacheLogic and BitTorrent introduce an open-source Cache Discovery Protocol (CDP) that allows ISP's to cache and seed Bittorrent traffic. Currently, Bittorrent traffic is suffering from bandwidth throttling ISP's that claim that Bittorrent traffic is cluttering their pipes. This motivated the developers of the most popular Bittorrent clients implement protocol encryption to protect bittorrent users from being slowed down by their ISP's. However, Bram Cohen, the founder of Bittorrent doubted that encryption was the solution, and found (together with CacheLogic) a more ISP friendly alternative."

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  1. i wanna go fast by MrSquirrel · · Score: 5, Funny

    We have the technology -- we can make him stronger, faster, better! ...now, if only there were some more seeders.

    --
    A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
  2. Pipes? by norminator · · Score: 4, Funny

    Currently, Bittorrent traffic is suffering from bandwidth throttling ISP's that claim that Bittorrent traffic is cluttering their pipes.

    You mean tubes.

    1. Re:Pipes? by Scorchmon · · Score: 3, Funny

      Not to be confused wtih a big truck. The internet is most definitely not a big truck. You could possibly confuse the two.

  3. obligatory by cli_rules! · · Score: 3, Funny

    Isn't torrents clogging up the tubes the real problem?