typically allow personal computers to function in a coordinated manner as a distributed storage medium by contributing, searching, and obtaining digital content. In this survey, we propose a framework for analyzing peer-to-peer content distribution technologies. Our approach focuses on nonfunctional

Peer-to-peer (P2P) technology allows us flexible information sharing and communications in a wide-spread network. Unlike the traditional client-server architecture, a P2P network enables a peer to publish information and share data with other peers without central server control

-functional requirements including security, availability and anonymity. A preliminary design proposal is presented, based on our proposed set of requirements, and on implementation solutions from the recent literature. We conclude that current peerto -peer technology has evolved to the extent that it is able to fulfill

and that an end user may download a part from either the server or one of the peers who has previously downloaded it. Given constraints on the rates at which the server and peers can upload to one another, we seek a strategy that minimizes the time until all peers have downloaded the entire file. Assuming

-functional requirements including security, availability and anonymity. A preliminary design proposal is presented, based on our proposed set of requirements, and on implementation solutions from the recent literature. We conclude that current peerto-peer technology has evolved to the extent that it is able to fulfill

that impact the real world, especially in the areas distributed computing, networking, and algorithms; currently in particular, wireless networking, multi-core systems, peer-to-peer computing, and social networking. Overview of Achievements � Head of the Distributed Computing Group, established

that are distributed and open, such as the internet. Currently, the great majority of agent-based systems consist of a single agent. However, as the technology matures and addresses increasingly complex applications, the need for systems that consist of multiple agents that communicate in a peer-topeer fashion

In this paper, we explore new directions for future e-learning tools. Our idea is to use Peer-to-Peer (P2P) and Voice-over-IP (VoIP) technologies to enable collaborative learning communities. We start by analyzing the limitations of current e-learning tools and we outline the design choices

Abstract: A limited number of business and legal solutions have been used over the decades to solve the content industry's "problems" arising from new technology. Content industry has been lagging behind technology developers especially when it comes to different file-sharing (Peer

We have witnessed the success of peer-to-peer (P2P) applications in both commercial and research fields. However, a practical application has received little attention to date: media streaming. Given the fact that the current Internet does not support IP Multicast while content