peer technology
Powerline Communications Technology - Residential Versus Commercial
White Paper The Telkonet PlugPlus solution has a substantially different architecture from the residential powerline communications (PLC) solution, which is intended primarily for the single family residential market and where small peer-to-peer networks are... [30 Jul 2008]
Replication in Bandwidth-Symmetric BitTorrent Networks
White Paper The popular and well-known BitTorrent peer-to-peer protocol offers fast file distribution in a highly scalable way. Several studies have investigated the properties of this protocol, mostly focusing on heterogeneous end-user environments such as... [11 Jul 2008]
An Amortized Tit-for-Tat Protocol for Exchanging Bandwidth Instead of Content in P2P Networks
White Paper As a consequence, a peer can actively participate in the system only if it shares content that is of immediate interest to other peers. Bandwidth, in contrast to content, is independent of peer interests and so can be exchanged between any two peers. [11 Jul 2008]
Peer-to-Peer Connectivity Using Firewall and Network Address Translator Traversal
White Paper Network Address Translators (NATs) and Firewalls, also collectively called middleboxes, create problems for establishing connections in peer-to-peer (P2P) networks: They limit the outbound connections to the Internet, do not allow incoming... [10 Jul 2008]
High Availability in DHTs: Erasure Coding Vs. Replication
White Paper High availability in peer-to-peer DHTs requires data redundancy. This paper compares two popular redundancy schemes: replication and erasure coding. Unlike previous comparisons, characteristics of the nodes are taken that comprise the overlay into... [10 Jul 2008]
Bandwidth Estimation: Metrics, Measurement Techniques, and Tools
White Paper Bandwidth estimation is of interest to users wishing to optimize end-to-end transport performance, overlay network routing, and peer-to-peer file distribution. In a packet network, the terms "Bandwidth" or "Throughput" often characterize the amount... [08 Jul 2008]
Using Peer- to- Peer Technology to Overcome Challenges to STP
White Paper Peer- to- peer (P2P) distributed computing substantially reduces the need to write new applications or purchase new hardware by offering a software- based approach that extracts maximum value from existing resources. [03 Jul 2008]
Managing Peer-to-Peer Traffic With Cisco Service Control Technology
White Paper This paper discusses the unique problems associated with the growing popularity of P2P applications and how they affect the IP network; it offers various remedies that Cisco Service Control technology offers network operators. [03 Jul 2008]
Will Napster’s Technology Revolutionize the Buy Side?
White Paper Many people assume that the anticipated demise of Napster implies a similar fate for peer- to- peer technology. Napster, the company that brought the term "peer to peer" into the popular lexicon, has been teetering on its deathbed for months. [03 Jul 2008]
Interactive eCRM Based On Peer-to-Peer Technologies
White Paper Peer-to-Peer Technology, which is emerging the platform for Content Sharing, is spawning a new generation of eCRM. Peer-to-Peer technology enables new levels of information liquidity by connecting people who need the information to people who have... [03 Jul 2008]
zSeries Peer Mode Links
White Paper Peer mode was introduced with the z900 machines and has resulted in an increase in the terminology for link technology. This paper discusses Peer technology in detail. This white paper provides an overview on the use and definitions of peer mode... [03 Jul 2008]
Hive: a Hybrid Architecture for Enterprise P2P
White Paper Many Enterprises are turning Peer-to-Peer Technology to create collaborative platforms that would meet the above needs. Peer-to-Peer Technology Solutions have to address several other issues to gain acceptance as collaboration platforms" at the... [03 Jul 2008]
Enterprising with SIP - A Technology Overview
White Paper SIP is an application layer, peer-to-peer communication protocol that facilitates openness, simplicity, flexibility and reuse in an all-IP architecture. Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) [18] is a key technology for this evolution towards converged... [03 Jul 2008]
Meeting Application Integration Architectural Challenge
White Paper This paper discusses benefits of a true brokered Peer-to-Peer (P2P) EAI architecture, challenges in creating true P2P EAI architectures, and Fiorano's proven successes in helping enterprises meet their stringent real-time enterprise objectives. [03 Jul 2008]
Cisco and IBM Strategic Alliance Earns First Customer in Taiwan for Managed Wavelength Storage Services
White Paper The maturing of dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) technology and new synchronous mirroring applications such as IBM's Peer-to-Peer Remote Copy (PPRC) created a new opportunity to replicate data across a metro optical network in real time. [03 Jul 2008]
