Overlay network — An overlay network is a computer network which is built on the top of another network. Nodes in the overlay can be thought of as being connected by virtual or logical links, each of which corresponds to a path, perhaps through many physical links … Wikipedia
Computer network — Computer networks redirects here. For the periodical, see Computer Networks (journal). Datacom redirects here. For other uses, see Datacom (disambiguation). Internet map. The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that… … Wikipedia
Peer-to-peer — Not to be confused with point to point. This article is about peer to peer computing. For other uses, see Peer to peer (disambiguation). A peer to peer system of nodes without central infrastructure … Wikipedia
Distributed hash table — A distributed hash table (DHT) is a class of a decentralized distributed system that provides a lookup service similar to a hash table; (key, value) pairs are stored in a DHT, and any participating node can efficiently retrieve the value… … Wikipedia
Gossip protocol — A gossip protocol is a style of computer to computer communication protocol inspired by the form of gossip seen in social networks. Modern distributed systems often use gossip protocols to solve problems that might be difficult to solve in other… … Wikipedia
OverSim — 20080416 running on Linux Original author(s) Ingmar Baumgart, Bernhard Heep, Stephan Krause Developer(s) … Wikipedia
Network architecture — is the design of a communications network. It is a framework for the specification of a network s physical components and their functional organization and configuration, its operational principles and procedures, as well as data formats used in… … Wikipedia
Оверлейная сеть — (от англ. Overlay Network) общий случай логической сети, создаваемой поверх другой сети. Узлы оверлейной сети могут быть связаны либо физическим соединением, либо логическим, для которого в основной сети существуют один или несколько… … Википедия
Telecommunications network — Example of how nodes may be interconnected with links to form a telecommunications network A telecommunications network is a collection of terminals, links and nodes which connect together to enable telecommunication between users of the… … Wikipedia
Voice over IP — Digital voice redirects here. For the commercial service, see Comcast Digital Voice. Voice over Internet Protocol (Voice over IP, VoIP) is a family of technologies, methodologies, communication protocols, and transmission techniques for the… … Wikipedia
Sybil attack — The Sybil attack in computer security is an attack wherein a reputation system is subverted by forging identities in peer to peer networks.DescriptionA Sybil attack is one in which an attacker subverts the reputation system of a peer to peer… … Wikipedia
