Hands-On Design Patterns with Java

Networking example implementation

When the P2P architectural pattern is applied to physical computer networks, those networks have the following characteristics:

• There is no dedicated server on the network
• All computers on the network are considered peers
• All peers can share
• All peers are both clients and servers
• There is a lack of centralized control
• Resources are shared and not controlled centrally

Here is a diagram of a typical P2P network:

P2P pattern—networking example implementation

As illustrated next, P2P networks empower every peer to directly communicate with every other peer:

P2P pattern—additional networking example implementation ...