{"draft":"draft-iab-p2p-archs-03","doc_id":"RFC5694","title":"Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Architecture: Definition, Taxonomies, Examples, and Applicability","authors":["G. Camarillo, Ed.","IAB"],"format":["ASCII","HTML"],"page_count":"26","pub_status":"INFORMATIONAL","status":"INFORMATIONAL","source":"IAB","abstract":"In this document, we provide a survey of P2P (Peer-to-Peer) systems.\r\nThe survey includes a definition and several taxonomies of P2P\r\nsystems.  This survey also includes a description of which types of\r\napplications can be built with P2P technologies and examples of P2P\r\napplications that are currently in use on the Internet.  Finally, we\r\ndiscuss architectural trade-offs and provide guidelines for deciding\r\nwhether or not a P2P architecture would be suitable to meet the\r\nrequirements of a given application.  This memo provides information\r\nfor the Internet community.","pub_date":"November 2009","keywords":["P2P","decentralized","architecture"],"obsoletes":[],"obsoleted_by":[],"updates":[],"updated_by":[],"see_also":[],"doi":"10.17487\/RFC5694","errata_url":"https:\/\/www.rfc-editor.org\/errata\/rfc5694"}