Literally, P2P can be understood as peer-to-peer computing or peer-to-peer network. Some domestic media translate P2P into "peer-to-peer" or "peer-to-peer", while academic circles call it peer-to-peer networking or peer-to-peer computing.
It can be defined as: network participants * * * enjoy part of their hardware resources (processing power, storage capacity, network connection, printer, etc.). ), which provides services and contents through the network and can be directly accessed by other peers without going through intermediate entities.
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Characteristics of peer-to-peer network:?
The number of computers in the (1) network is relatively small. Generally, the number of computers in the peer-to-peer network is less than 10, so the peer-to-peer network is relatively simple!
(2) Peer-to-peer networks are relatively small, usually in an office or a family!
(3) The network security management is decentralized and the data confidentiality is poor!
Peer-to-peer network does not need special servers to support the network and other components to improve the network performance, so the networking cost is low and it is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises or families with few personnel and few application networks!
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-peer-to-peer network