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What is Peer-to-Peer (P2P)

Chapter 9
Sharing Economy and the Impact of Collaborative Consumption
A computer-based platform that connects users and providers of goods and services.
Published in Chapter:
What Pulls Consumers in and What Pushes Consumers Out
Christina Saksanian (Esan University, Peru), Myriam Martínez-Fiestas (University of Granada, Spain), and Juan S. Timana (Esan University, Peru)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 21
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9928-9.ch009
Abstract
The recent proliferation of collaborative models of consumption has called attention of organizations, governments, and the academy to understand the impact of these new forms of consumption on the economic scenario. However, specific efforts to understand the changes in consumer behavior are so far scarce. This chapter compiles the available knowledge on how consumers are coping with these new forms of consumption exploring the motivators and obstacles affecting their behavior. Additionally, some relevant information on the current status of the adoption of different forms of collaborative consumption, the collaborative consumer profile, as well as some perspectives for the future are also explored.
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Chapter 4
Cross-Industry Use of Blockchain Technology and Opportunities for the Future: Blockchain Technology and Aritificial Intelligence
Peer-to-peer is a system where participants on a network interact with each other directly without needing to go through a centralized system or intermediary.
Published in Chapter: Cross-Industry Use of Blockchain Technology and Opportunities for the Future: Blockchain Technology and Aritificial Intelligence; From: Cross-Industry Use of Blockchain Technology and Opportunities for the Future
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Chapter 36
Business Process Reuse and Standardization with P2P Technologies
A computational network application in which each node is autonomously managed and can contribute with its computational resources to the distributed execution of tasks requested by other system nodes.
Published in Chapter: Business Process Reuse and Standardization with P2P Technologies; From: Handbook of Research on Virtual Workplaces and the New Nature of Business Practices
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Chapter 31
P2P File Sharing: The Life and Death of Gnutella
Peer-to-peer is a class of applications that takes advantage of resources - storage, cycles, content, human presence - available at the edges of the Internet.
Published in Chapter: P2P File Sharing: The Life and Death of Gnutella; From: Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication
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Chapter 216
Thematic-Based Group Communication
It is a communication way where each node has the same authority and communication capability. They create a virtual network, overlaid on the Internet. Its members organize themselves into a topology for data transmission.
Published in Chapter: Thematic-Based Group Communication; From: Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations
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Chapter 10
Applications of Secured Blockchain Technology in the Manufacturing Industry
Where participants to a network send information to one another without using intermediaries or central points.
Published in Chapter: Applications of Secured Blockchain Technology in the Manufacturing Industry; From: Blockchain and AI Technology in the Industrial Internet of Things
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Chapter 159
Performance Analysis of Peer-to-Peer Traffic
A class of network applications and services that eliminates the need for servers and allows computers to communicate, collaborate and share resources as equals. In P2P networks and architectures, each node has similar capabilities and responsibilities, in contrast with client/server architectures, in which some nodes are specialized to serve the others.
Published in Chapter: Performance Analysis of Peer-to-Peer Traffic; From: Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations
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Chapter 6
Transforming Urban Slums: Pathway to Functionally Intelligent Cities in Developing Countries
Or person-to-person, connects two parties engaged in a transaction of equitable exchange without the need for a trusted intermediary such as a bank.
Published in Chapter: Transforming Urban Slums: Pathway to Functionally Intelligent Cities in Developing Countries; From: Developing and Monitoring Smart Environments for Intelligent Cities
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Chapter 30
Multicast Over Location-Based Services
It is a communication model where each node has the same authority and communication capability. They create a virtual network, overlaid on the Internet. Its members organize themselves into a topology for data transmission.
Published in Chapter: Multicast Over Location-Based Services; From: Handbook of Research on Geoinformatics
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Chapter 486
Peer-to-Peer Computing
This term refers to any exchange system characterized by direct interaction and data exchange between its entities (called nodes or peers).
Published in Chapter: Peer-to-Peer Computing; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
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Chapter 96
Thematic-Based Group Communication
It is a communication way where each node has the same authority and communication capability. They create a virtual network, overlaid on the Internet. Its members organize themselves into a topology for data transmission.
Published in Chapter: Thematic-Based Group Communication; From: Encyclopedia of E-Collaboration
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Chapter 4
End-to-End Tracing and Congestion in a Blockchain: A Supply Chain Use Case in Hyperledger Fabric
P2P computing is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks between peers. Peers are equally privileged in the application.
Published in Chapter: End-to-End Tracing and Congestion in a Blockchain: A Supply Chain Use Case in Hyperledger Fabric; From: Industry Use Cases on Blockchain Technology Applications in IoT and the Financial Sector
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Chapter 43
E-Commerce Models and Consumer Concerns
Users share files and computer resources without a common server.
Published in Chapter: E-Commerce Models and Consumer Concerns; From: Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration
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Chapter 609
Exploiting DHT's Properties to Improve the Scalability of Mesh Networks
It is network structure, in which every machine plays the role of client and server at the same time. Although commonly used in distributed media file sharing systems, the P2P technology is also used for other applications, such as Voice over IP (VoIP).
Published in Chapter: Exploiting DHT's Properties to Improve the Scalability of Mesh Networks; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
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Chapter 7
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Network Security: Firewall Issues
A peer-to-peer (P2P) computer network is a network that relies primarily on the computing power and bandwidth of the participants in the network rather than concentrating it in a relatively low number of servers. P2P networks are typically used for connecting nodes via largely ad hoc connections.
Published in Chapter: Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Network Security: Firewall Issues; From: Handbook of Research on Wireless Security
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Chapter 3
File-Sharing of Copyrighted Works, P2P, and the Cloud: Reconciling Copyright and Privacy Rights
A computer network designed so that computers can send information directly to one another without passing through a centralized server.
Published in Chapter: File-Sharing of Copyrighted Works, P2P, and the Cloud: Reconciling Copyright and Privacy Rights; From: Handbook of Research on Emerging Developments in Data Privacy
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Chapter 13
A Clustering Model of the Application-Level Multicast
A communication method where each node has the same authority and communication capability. The nodes create a virtual network overlaid on the Internet. Its members organize themselves into a topology for data transmission.
Published in Chapter: A Clustering Model of the Application-Level Multicast; From: Encyclopedia of Internet Technologies and Applications
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Chapter 31
P2P File Sharing: The Life and Death of Gnutella
Peer-to-peer is a class of applications that takes advantage of resources - storage, cycles, content, human presence - available at the edges of the Internet.
Published in Chapter: P2P File Sharing: The Life and Death of Gnutella; From: Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication
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