Distributed Rewarding for Browser-Based P2P Video Streaming with Ethereum Blockchain

Abstract

In this paper, we focus on the video streaming as a concrete application of the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) technology, and consider the problem of properly recording contributions made by each peer to make a fair differentiation of provided services. More specifically, we propose a simple implementation of distributed reward system for P2P video streaming by combining WebTorrent API and Ethereum-based smart contracts. We also conduct experiments to confirm that the prototype system certainly realizes a service differentiation.