EVOLUTION OF PEER TO PEER

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 PEER TO PEER NETWORK
 What is a peer to peer network?
 A peer to peer network is a network that relies on the computing
power & bandwidth of the participants on the network.
 P2p networks are typically used for connecting nodes via largely
ad_hoc connections.
 Such networks are useful for sharing content files containing
audio,video ,data & anything in digital format.
 File Download / Transfer

1. Traditional Client-Server Downloading

2. Peer to peer file sharing

 Traditional Client-Server
Downloading
You open a Web page and click a link to download a
file to your computer.

The Web browser software on your computer (the

client) tells the server (a central computer that holds the
Web page and the file you want to download) to
transfer a copy of the file to your computer

The transfer is handled by a protocol (a set of rules),

such as FTP (File Transfer Protocol) or HTTP
(HyperText Transfer Protocol).
 Peer-To-Peer File Sharing
 You run peer-to-peer file-sharing software (for
example, a Gnutella program) on your computer and
send out a request for the file you want to download
 To locate the file, the software queries other computers
that are connected to the Internet and running the file-
sharing software.
 When the software finds a computer that has the file
you want on its hard drive, the download begins
 Others using the file-sharing software can obtain files
they want from your computer's hard drive.
 P2P Computing Applications

 Filesharing
 Process and cycle sharing
 Collaborative environments
 Metadata exchange - Semantic Web
 P2P Process Sharing
Applications

 For large-scale computations

 Data analysis, data mining, scientific
computing
 E.g., SETI@Home, Folding@Home,
distributed.net, World-Wide Computer
 P2P Collaborative
Applications
 For remote real-time human collaboration.
 Instant messaging, virtual meetings, shared
whiteboards, teleconferencing, tele-presence.
 E.g., talk, IRC, ICQ, AOL Messenger, Yahoo!
Messenger, Jabber, MS Netmeeting, NCSA
Habanero, Games
 Groove networks, Mybook Project
P2P File Sharing Applications
 Improves data availability
 Replication to compensate for failures.
 E.g., Napster, Gnutella, Freenet, KaZaA
(FastTrack), BitTorrent
 Napster

The revolution begins

 The Shawn Fanning Theory
 Search engine: Dedicated to finding MP3 files
only
 File sharing: The ability to trade MP3 files
directly, without having to use a centralized server
for storage
 Internet Relay Chat (IRC): A way to find and
chat with other MP3 users while online
 You needed:

A copy of the Napster utility installed

on your computer
A directory on your computer that has
been shared so that remote users can
access it Some type of Internet
connection

The provider of the song needed:

A copy of the Napster utility installed

on his computer
A directory on his computer that has
been shared so that someone else
could access it
Some type of Internet connection that
was "on"
A copy of the song in the designated,
shared directory
 Gnutella

There are two big differences between Gnutella and the old
Napster:

There is no central database that knows all of the files available

on the Gnutella network. Instead, all of the machines on the network
tell each other about available files using a distributed query
approach.

There are many different client applications available to access

the Gnutella network.
 Kazza
Uses a fast track
protocol.
Designates computers as
supernodes and nodes.
When the computer
sends out a request for
files the user wants to
download or upload, the
request is funneled
through the supernode.
The supernode
communicates with other
supernodes, which in turn
connect to regular nodes
that in turn connect to
even more regular nodes
 BitTorrent
Fast downloading of large files using minimum Internet bandwidth
Maximizes transfer speed by gathering pieces of the file you want and
downloading these pieces simultaneously from people who already have
them.
Bit-torrent is an open source software.
Designed using python and GTK+.
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