BitTorrent Protocol
This page provides information on the BitTorrent Protocol detected by the Netify DPI engine.
Protocol Description
BitTorrent is the most popular peer-to-peer file sharing protocol. It is typically used to download large files, as well as movies, music and other media.
Please see the protocol catalog page for information on other protocols detected by Netify DPI.
Protocol Details
- ID
- 37
- Category Tag
- file-sharing
- Category
- File Sharing
- Home Page
- BitTorrent
- Introduced
- Version 2.88
Best Practices
If not managed properly, BitTorrent software can consume an awful lot of bandwidth.
Related Protocols
Review the File Sharing category suite below, or explore the complete protocol catalog.