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P2P Networking and Applications (c) by Morgan Kaufmann

The type of the release is: eBook
In the PDF format with ISBN: 0123742145 and Pub Date: December 29, 2008
The size of the release is: 03 disks x 2.88mb
And released on: 06/26/2009


Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks enable users to directly share digital
content (such as audio, video, and text files) as well as real-time data
(such as telephony traffic) with other users without depending on a
central server. Although originally popularized by unlicensed online
music services such as Napster, P2P networking has recently emerged as a
viable multimillion dollar business model for the distribution of
academic and clinical information, telecommunications, and social
networking. Written at an accessible level for any reader familiar with
fundamental Internet protocols, Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications
explains the conceptual operations and architecture underlying basic P2P
systems using well-known commercial systems as models. The book also
delineates the latest research directions, thereby providing not only a
sophisticated understanding of current systems, but also the means to
improve upon these systems with innovations that will better
performance, security, and flexibility. Peer-to-Peer Networking and
Applications is thus both a valuable starting point and an important
reference to those practioners employed by any of the 200 companies with
approximately $400 million invested in this new and lucrative
technology.

* Uses well-known commercial P2P systems as models, thus demonstrating
real-world applicability.
* Discusses how current research trends in wireless networking, high-def
content, DRM, etc. will intersect with P2P, allowing readers to account
for future developments in their designs.
* Provides online access to the Overlay Weaver P2P emulator, an open
source tool that supports a number of peer-to-peer applications with
which readers can practice.

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