Research Article

The Dynamical Modeling Analysis of the Spreading of Passive Worms in P2P Networks

Table 1

Descriptions of variables and parameters in model (8).

Variables and parametersComments

Transmission rate.
Recovery rate.
The number of hops.
The mean degree.
The second order moment.
The probability that a susceptible peer with degree contacts with infected files which are from infected peers in its neighbors.
The probability that a susceptible peer with degree contacts with infected files which are from infected peers in the 2-hop neighbors.
The probability that a susceptible peer with degree contacts with infected files which are from infected peers in the 3-hop neighbors.
The probability that a susceptible peer with degree contacts with infected files which are from infected peers in the 4-hop neighbors.
The probability that a susceptible peer with degree contacts with infected files which are from infected peers in the -hop neighbors.