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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Publicado en:	ACM computing surveys. 36, 4 (2004).
Autor Principal:	Androutsellis-Theotokis, Stephanos
Outros autores:	Spinellis, Diomidis
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	English
Subjects:	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.