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Litecoin data analysis: A closer look at Litecoin node communications
University West, Department of Engineering Science, Division of Mathematics, Computer and Surveying Engineering.
University West, Department of Engineering Science, Division of Mathematics, Computer and Surveying Engineering.
2021 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Litecoin dataanalys på nod nivå : En närmare titt på Litecoin nod-kommunikation (Swedish)
Abstract [sv]

Trots en stigande popularitet har det inte tidigare gjorts någon Litecoin data-analys på nodnivå.

Genom att konfigurera tio Litecoin-noder på olika platser i världen har vi kunnat samla in data och gjort en sammanställning av de olika meddelandetyperna som finns med i Litecoin-protokollet, mängden data som skickas/tas emot, samt var anslutningarna kommer ifrån.

Resultaten presenteras i tabeller och diagram innehållandes exakt mängd data, meddelande-frekvens och platsinformation gällande för samtliga unika IP-adresser under en veckas tids datainsamling.

Datan visar att en klar majoritet av anslutningarna är gjorda till- och från USA.

Den vanligaste meddelandetypen är inventarieanrop, databegäran och transaktionsdata. 

Totalt sett förekommer det betydligt mer utgående än ingående data.

Abstract [en]

Despite rising popularity, there has been no prior node-level Litecoin data analysis as of writing. 

By setting up ten Litecoin nodes in different parts of the world, we captured this data during the period of a week and broke down the different types of messages found in the Litecoin protocol, the amount of data being transmitted, and what countries the connections were coming from. 

Pinpointing the exact messages that were present in the data was done by a custom made Litecoin packet-dissector. 

The results are presented in tables and diagrams containing the exact amount of data, message frequency, and unique IP-address locations during a full week of capture.

The data shows that a clear majority of connections are made to- and from United States.

The most common message types are inventory calls, data requests, and transaction-data. 

There is significantly more outbound than inbound data in total between all nodes.

Although the Azure hosted nodes showed the opposite, it is believed to be a result of intervention by the hosting platform. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 39
Keywords [en]
Litecoin, messages, data, node, tshark, tcpdump
National Category
Computer and Information Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-16944Local ID: EXD500OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-16944DiVA, id: diva2:1583013
Subject / course
Computer engineering
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Nätverksteknik
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Available from: 2021-08-20 Created: 2021-08-04 Last updated: 2021-08-20Bibliographically approved

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