Distributed Systems
Due to the large scale of and very high dynamism in P2P networks, it is not feasible for a peer to capture and maintain a complete picture of the entire system, and consequently, a peer or any other entity is only able to maintain a partial or estimated view of the system. Inherent decentralization, an open environment, lack of trust and unreliable communication introduce distributed decision making problems.
Open peer-to-peer architectures offer many possibilities for replicating database content, but designers have to deal with problems such as peer churn rates and inherent uncertainty in decision making. The lack of global knowledge of peer characteristics poses the specific problem of reliable peer discovery for database replica placement.
--Distributed Databases
--P2P Systems
--Distributed applications
--Content Distribution over a network
--Multicast Networks
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