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− | Peer to peer (P2P) networking is a distributed application architecture that lacks a central server. In peer to peer networks, members make a portion of their resources available to other members of the network, | + | Peer to peer (P2P) networking is a distributed application architecture that lacks a central server. In peer to peer networks, members make a portion of their resources available to other members of the network, so peers are both suppliers and consumers of resources.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer-to-peer</ref> Computers in P2P networks run the same networking protocols and software and share equal responsibility for processing data.<ref>http://compnetworking.about.com/od/basicnetworkingfaqs/a/peer-to-peer.htm</ref> |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Server-based-network.svg/200px-Server-based-network.svg.png '''<- Server Based Network'''http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/P2P-network.svg/200px-P2P-network.svg.png '''<- Peer to Peer Network''' | http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Server-based-network.svg/200px-Server-based-network.svg.png '''<- Server Based Network'''http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/P2P-network.svg/200px-P2P-network.svg.png '''<- Peer to Peer Network''' |
Revision as of 01:40, 28 August 2011
Page created by Brett Gutstein, 22 August 2011
Peer to Peer (P2P) Networks
Peer to peer (P2P) networking is a distributed application architecture that lacks a central server. In peer to peer networks, members make a portion of their resources available to other members of the network, so peers are both suppliers and consumers of resources.[1] Computers in P2P networks run the same networking protocols and software and share equal responsibility for processing data.[2]
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