Chapter 7 at a Glance
This chapter discusses file-sharing technologies, and it uses a special focus on the atomistic Gnutella network to explore all the aspects of atomistic p2p.
Napster provides a detailed look at the sharing client that gave p2p broad public recognition. The new Napster has essentially the same architecture.
Napster Architecture describes the server-mediated file-sharing model popularized by this client and discusses some of the reasoning behind this compromise away from “pure” p2p.
Alternatives Gain Users briefly mentions some of the clones and other solutions that have emulated or replaced Napster before and after its closure.
Gnutella deals extensively with atomistic networks in general, using this popular, open source file-sharing ...
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