While P2P systems had previously been used in many application domains, the concept was popularized by file sharing systems such as the music-sharing application Napster. The peer-to-peer movement allowed … 展开

Intellectual property law and illegal sharing
Although peer-to-peer networks can be used for legitimate purposes, rights holders have targeted peer-to-peer over the involvement with … 展开

• Client-to-client protocol
• Client–queue–client
• Cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT)
• Distributed Data Management Architecture 展开

A peer-to-peer network is designed around the notion of equal peer nodes simultaneously functioning as both "clients" and "servers" to … 展开

Content delivery
In P2P networks, clients both provide and use resources. This means that unlike client–server systems, the … 展开

Incentivizing resource sharing and cooperation
Cooperation among a community of participants is key to the continued success of P2P systems … 展开

Researchers have used computer simulations to aid in understanding and evaluating the complex behaviors of individuals within the network. "Networking research often relies on … 展开