A survey of peer to peer content distribution technologies.

Distributed computer architectures labeled "peer-to-peer" are designed for the sharing of computer resources (content, storage, CPU cycles) by direct exchange, rather than requiring the intermediation or support of a centralized server or authority. Peer-to-peer architectures are character...

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Pubblicato in:	ACM computing surveys. 36, 4 (2004).
Autore principale:	Androutsellis-Theotokis, Stephanos
Altri autori:	Spinellis, Diomidis
Natura:	Articolo
Lingua:	English
Soggetti:	Computer systems organization. Computer communication networks. Network architecture and design. Network topology. Network protocols. Routing protocols. Distributed systems. Distributed databases. Information storage and retrieval. Systems and software. Algorithms. Design. Performance. Reliability. Security. Content distribution. DHT. DOLR. Grid computing. P2P. Peer to peer.