Abstract
The chapter discusses peer-to-peer (P2P) networking. With a strong network of distributed nodes in place, increasing the throughput of the P2P networks is an obstacle. With the size of the files being transferred, it might be some time before a new node would be able to share a new file it is acquiring. A new approach, called swarming, cleverly sidestepped this issue. If a file can be downloaded in small chunks and then immediately be shared by new nodes, the bidirectional transfer reduces the load on the nodes that have the complete file, thereby distributing not only the file but its access as well. eDonkey shares a bit in common with Napster because it relies on centralized servers to facilitate file location and transfers while leveraging the power in swarming among peers. The chapter also speculates the future of P2P.
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