Peer-to-Peer beyond file sharing: Where are P2P systems going?

Are P2P systems and applications here to stay? Or are they a bright meteor whose destiny is to disappear soon? In this paper we try to give a positive answer to the first question, highlighting reasons why the P2P paradigm should become an integral part of computing and communication services and not only oddities for Cyber-geeks.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: IPPS
• Authors: Renato Lo Cigno, Tommaso Pecorella, Matteo Sereno, Luca Veltri
• Keywords: Bright Meteor, Distributed And Parallel Computing, IPPS 2009, P2P Paradigm, P2P Systems