In this graph, the x-axis, labeled "N," begins at 0 and moves rightward in increments of five to 35. The y-axis, labeled "Minimum distribution time," begins at 0 and moves upward in increments of .5 to 3.5. The client-server architecture is represented by a series of plotted points that appear as blue dots and which are connected with a blue line. The P2P architecture is represented by a series of plotted points that appear as black squares and which are connected with a black line.

Both client-server and P2P begin at 0 on the x- and y-axes. The client-server line rises steadily as it moves rightward along the x-axis at nearly a 90-degree angle. At 5 on the x-axis it reaches 0.5 on the y-axis; at 10 on the x-axis it reaches 1.0 on the y-axis; at 15 on the x-axis it reaches 1.5 on the y-axis; this pattern continues until the line ends at 35 on the x-axis and 3.5 on the y-axis.

The P2P line rises more modestly and levels out quickly. At 10 on the x-axis it reaches 0.5 on the y-axis; at 25 on the x-axis it reaches the mid-point between 0.5 and 1.0 on the y-axis; and at 35 on the x-axis it has risen only incrementally higher.