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Title |
Distribution of biological databases over low-bandwidth networks |
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Authors |
S Sikander Azam1, 2, Shamshad Zarina1* |
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Affiliation |
1National Center for Proteomics, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan; 2National Center for Bioinformatics, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad.
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szarina@uok.edu.pk; *Corresponding author
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Article Type |
Database
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Date |
Received February 07, 2012; Accepted March 03, 2012; Published March 17, 2012 |
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Abstract |
Databases are integral part of bioinformatics and need to be accessed most frequently, thus downloading and updating them on a regular basis is very critical. The establishment of bioinformatics research facility is a challenge for developing countries as they suffer from inherent low-bandwidth and unreliable internet connections. Therefore, the identification of techniques supporting download and automatic synchronization of large biological database at low bandwidth is of utmost importance. In current study, two protocols (FTP and Bit Torrent) were evaluated and the utility of a BitTorren based Peer-to-peer (btP2P) file distribution model for automatic synchronization and distribution of large dataset at our facility in Pakistan have been discussed.
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Citation |
Azam & Zarina, Bioinformation 8(5): 239-242 (2012) |
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Edited by |
P Kangueane
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ISSN |
0973-2063
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License |
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. |