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P2P Networks

P2P Networks. Connecting Businesses, Individuals, and the World By: Katie Solie. What is a P2P Network?. P2P stands for peer-to-peer Direct communication between 2 or more computers Napster caused the technology to explode Business use of P2P. P2P Search Engines.

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P2P Networks

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  1. P2P Networks Connecting Businesses, Individuals, and the World By: Katie Solie

  2. What is a P2P Network? • P2P stands for peer-to-peer • Direct communication between 2 or more computers • Napster caused the technology to explode • Business use of P2P

  3. P2P Search Engines • 6 different types of search engines: • Flooding broadcast of queries • Selective forwarding system • Decentralized hash table • Centralized indexes and repositories • Distributed indexes and repositories • Relevance driven crawlers

  4. Main Models of P2P Networking • Centralized server-client model • Decentralized networks

  5. Security • Bandwidth clogging • Theft • Viruses, Trojans, and Bugs

  6. Security Protocols • Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) • IPSec • Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)

  7. Academic P2P • Used to bring together students, professors, and researchers in a secure, private network • LionShare (Penn State)

  8. Legal Controversy • Sony Corp. v. Universal Studios • BetaMax case • MGM Studios v. Grokster, Ltd. • RIAA Court Cases • Verizon • Pacific Bell

  9. P2P networks connect the world and offer endless possibilities for the future of networking and file sharing.

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