Title :
Maze: a social peer-to-peer network
Author :
Hua, Chen ; Mao, Yang ; Jinqiang, Han ; Haiqing, Deng ; Xiaoming, Li
Author_Institution :
Sch. of EECS, Peking Univ., Beijing
Abstract :
Tianwang Maze system is a hybrid peer-to-peer system. Maze employs the idea of social networks to help peers discover each other, and as a result, reduces the load on the heartbeat server. Maze network is a dynamic network in which peers connect to each other according to their social relation, group of peers with common interest is naturally formed, and similar resources are found in neighborhood. This paper will discuss how Maze realizes a social network, and how the social relationships help to discover peers and resources on the Internet
Keywords :
Internet; peer-to-peer computing; Internet; Tianwang Maze system; file sharing; hybrid peer-to-peer system; node discovery; social networks; Authentication; Collaborative software; Heart beat; IP networks; Mediation; Network servers; Peer to peer computing; Social network services; Testing; Web sites; Tianwang search; file sharing; node discovery; peer-to-peer networking; social software;
Conference_Titel :
E-Commerce Technology for Dynamic E-Business, 2004. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2206-8
DOI :
10.1109/CEC-EAST.2004.44
