METHOD OF MONITORING A BITTORRENT NETWORK AND MEASURING DOWNLOAD SPEEDS

摘要

The invention discloses a method of monitoring a bittorrent network and measuring download speeds. The speed is calculated by connecting to a client, getting the bitfield and have messages, reconnecting after a predetermined time and getting a new bitfield and have messages. Taking the number of new pieces between both observations multiplied by the piece size and divided by the time between the two observations the download speed is obtained.