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Researchers Latch Onto BitTorrent To Spot Connection Problems

Posted by timothy on from the like-a-nice-drink-of-barium dept.

alphadogg writes "Northwestern University researchers have developed a system that gives a heads up about traffic problems on the Internet, where there is no central management system. Their Network Early Warning System (NEWS), which latches on to a popular BitTorrent client, is designed to spot problems by encouraging feedback from end users who are experiencing problems. 'You can think of it as crowd sourcing network monitoring,' said associate professor Fabián Bustamante. He has a track record with BitTorrent users, having developed the popular Ono plug-in for speeding up P2P interactions."

3 of 87 comments (clear)

  1. Fine but you have to use Azureus by Bearhouse · · Score: 3, Funny

    As per the Ono plugin. Not everybody's cup of Java.

    1. Re:Fine but you have to use Azureus by BattleApple · · Score: 2, Funny

      sorry, but.. pebkac

  2. What a Horrid Infestation! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Researchers Latch Onto BitTorrent

    That's a shame, once you get researchers underneath the floor boards, nothing will get rid of them.

    There goes any funding you ever hoped for.