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Peer To Peer (P2P) File Sharing

Peer to peer (P2P) file sharing allows users to share files directly between computers without a central server. P2P uses a decentralized model where users' personal computers store and share files. Napster pioneered P2P file sharing of MP3 music files by allowing users to search for and share files directly. BitTorrent also uses a decentralized P2P approach and downloads different pieces of files simultaneously from multiple computers to increase download speeds. Kazaa is another P2P network that similarly allows users to share files like movies, games and books using the FastTrack protocol.

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Peer To Peer (P2P) File Sharing

Peer to peer (P2P) file sharing allows users to share files directly between computers without a central server. P2P uses a decentralized model where users' personal computers store and share files. Napster pioneered P2P file sharing of MP3 music files by allowing users to search for and share files directly. BitTorrent also uses a decentralized P2P approach and downloads different pieces of files simultaneously from multiple computers to increase download speeds. Kazaa is another P2P network that similarly allows users to share files like movies, games and books using the FastTrack protocol.

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Peer to Peer (P2P) File Sharing

Peer to Peer (P2P)

 P2P allow sharing of files, printers and other resources across


all of the devices.
 P2P is an approach to computer networking where all
computers share equivalent responsibility for processing
data.
File Sharing

 File sharing is the practice of making files available for the


users to download over the Internet and smaller networks.
 File sharing follows the P2P peer model, where the files are
stored on and served by personal computers of the users.
P2P File Sharing

 The term P2P file sharing is an umbrella term used to


describe any protocol or method whereby users can
share files with other users.
 P2P software can simply scan the computers to search for
files to share.
Napster

 Napster pioneered the concept of peer-to-peer file


sharing.
 Individual people stored files that they wanted to share
(typically MP3 music files) on their hard disks and shared
them directly with other people.
Three Functions:
 Search Engine: Dedicated to finding MP3 files only.

 File sharing: The ability to trade MP3 files directly without


having to use a centralised server for storage.

 Internet Relay Chat (IRC): A way to find and chat with


other MP3 users while online.
How it works?
Bit Torrent

 BitTorrent is a decentralized peer to peer (P2P)


distribution of content which uses the upload bandwidth
of each individual who is downloading the content, and
those who have downloaded, to transfer the content.
 BitTorrent is a protocol that enables fast downloading of
large files using minimum Internet bandwidth.
What BitTorrent does?
 BitTorrent is a protocol that offloads some of the file
tracking work to a central server (called a tracker).

 BitTorrent uses a principal called tit-for-tat.

 BitTorrent downloads different pieces of the file you


want simultaneously from multiple computers.
How does it work?
KazaA

 Kazaa is a peer-to-peer (P2P) network that works


similarly to the way the original Napster did.
 It was designed as a sort of open forum where users
could share all types of files -- movies, books, games, etc.
 To transfer data between users , Kazaa uses Fast track
Protocol
Fast Track Protocol

 Fast track is so called “second generation “ P2P protocol.


 Fast track protocol is closed protocol.
 The system divides Kazaa users into two groups:
Supernodes, Ordinary nodes
FastTrack Architecture
Socket Programming

 TCP/IP implementations offer a programming interface


that allows for full duplex communication called socket
programming.

 Seckets are protocol independent method of creating


connection between process.
Socket

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