@techreport{TR-IC-12-16, number = {IC-12-16}, author = {Daniel A. G. Manzato and Nelson L. S. da Fonseca}, title = {{An Incentive Mechanism for Peer-to-Peer Networks with Live Streaming}}, month = {June}, year = {2012}, institution = {Institute of Computing, State University of Campinas}, note = {In English, 14 pages. \par\selectlanguage{english}\textbf{Abstract} Although peer-to-peer networks are more scalable than client-server ones, they face efficiency challenges. One of them is the selfish behavior of non-cooperative peers. Another challenge is the short time peers stay connected to the system, which causes disruptions of the delivery of time-constrained content. This paper introduces an incentive mechanism to address both problems in peer-to-peer networks with live streaming. } }