Definition of P2P (was Feinstein)

Tue Aug 31 00:53:03 UTC 2004

Kazaa, Gnutella, ...

Without getting stuck in the specifics, is there a change
in usage patterns and bandwidth requirements with
the current gen P2P services?

If not, then Sean's point is valid/

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nanog at merit.edu [mailto:owner-nanog at merit.edu] On 
> Behalf Of David A. Ulevitch
> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 5:32 PM
> To: nanog at merit.edu
> Subject: Re: Definition of P2P (was Feinstein)
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> 
> <quote who="Bora Akyol">
> >
> > Sorry, was it possible to search for a file from > millions 
> of storage
> > nodes
> > in IRC?
> 
> Yes, not that millions of storage nodes were connected...
> 
> Napster was more or less a glorified version of IRC w/DCC, 
> that's why it
> was centralized for searching.
> 
> Anyways, we all know the biggest P2P bit movers are the routers...
> 
> -davidu
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