Chapter 2. Peer-to-Peer Concepts
Looking beyond the popular P2P applications surveyed in the previous chapter, here we present a forward-looking view of the operation of a P2P system, where P2P encompasses mobile and other consumer electronics devices. We then discuss the principles of P2P overlays, such as self-organization and peer autonomy. Then we provide a sequence of sections giving various perspectives on the P2P model, including a graph theoretic perspective, a design space perspective, a routing performance perspective, and an implementation perspective.
Operation of a P2P System
The User View
A user downloads P2P application software from a Website on the Internet and installs it on his personal computer. Let's assume that the computer ...
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