Peer to Peer Networking.pptVIP

Peer to Peer Networking P2P Overview P2P Advantages Napster Original program for sharing files over the Internet a “disruptive” application/technology? history: 5/99: Shawn Fanning (freshman, Northeasten U.) founds Napster Online music service 12/99: first lawsuit 3/00: 25% UWisc traffic Napster 2000: est. 60M users 2/01: US Circuit Court of Appeals: Napster knew users violating copyright laws 7/01: # simultaneous online users: Napster 160K, Gnutella: 40K, Morpheus: 300K Napster: how does it work Application-level, client-server protocol over point-to-point TCP Four steps: Connect to