• DocumentCode
    1510063
  • Title

    P2P networking: an information sharing alternative

  • Author

    Parameswaran, Manoj ; Susarla, Anjana ; Whinston, Andrew B.

  • Author_Institution
    Maryland Univ., MD, USA
  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    7/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    31
  • Lastpage
    38
  • Abstract
    Peer-to-peer networking offers unique advantages that will make it a more effective alternative to several existing client-server e-commerce applications, if it can mature into a secure and reliable technology. The paper discusses the advantages of P2P networks: load balancing; dynamic information repositories; fault tolerance; content-based addressing and improved searches. It also considers the disadvantages of P2P
  • Keywords
    computer networks; electronic commerce; resource allocation; P2P networking; client-server system; content-based address; dynamic information repositories; e-commerce; fault tolerance; information sharing; load balancing; peer-to-peer networking; search; Access protocols; Data security; IP networks; Information security; Internet; Isolation technology; Light scattering; Network servers; Peer to peer computing; TCPIP;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/2.933501
  • Filename
    933501