Can ISPs and Overlay Networks Form a Synergistic Co-existence?

Overlay networks are becoming increasingly popular for their ability to provide effective and reliable service catered to specific applications [1,2,3]. For instance, this concept has been used in peer-to-peer services like SplitStream, content delivery networks like Akamai, resilient networks like RON and so on.

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[3]  Ben Y. Zhao,et al.  Exploiting routing redundancy via structured peer-to-peer overlays , 2003, 11th IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols, 2003. Proceedings..

[4]  Athina Markopoulou,et al.  Characterization of Failures in an IP Backbone Network , 2004, INFOCOM.