Peer-to-peer

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For other uses of the term see Peer-to-peer (disambiguation)
For peer-to-peer networks used for file sharing see File sharing

A peer-to-peer based network.
A peer-to-peer based network.
A server based network. (not peer-to-peer)
A server based network. (not peer-to-peer)

A peer-to-peer (or "P2P") computer network exploits diverse connectivity between participants in a network and the cumulative bandwidth of network participants rather than conventional centralized resources where a relatively low number of servers provide the core value to a service or application. Peer-to-peer networks are typically used for connecting nodes via largely ad hoc More...