An overlay network is a logical computer network that is layered on top of a physical network. The concept of overlay networking is distinct from the...
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failures and flooding. An overlay network is a virtual network that is built on top of another network. Nodes in the overlay network are connected by virtual...
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Peer-to-peer (redirect from Peer-to-peer network)
Peer-to-peer networks generally implement some form of virtual overlay network on top of the physical network topology, where the nodes in the overlay form a...
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Distributed hash table (redirect from Network hash table)
through the overlay to the node responsible for k, which will reply with the stored data. The keyspace partitioning and overlay network components are...
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a virtual multi-dimensional Cartesian coordinate space, a type of overlay network, on a multi-torus. This n-dimensional coordinate space is a virtual...
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Tor is a free overlay network for enabling anonymous communication. It is built on free and open-source software run by over seven thousand volunteer-operated...
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Bootstrapping (section Overlay networks)
an overlay network that provides initial configuration information to newly joining nodes so that they may successfully join the overlay network. A type...
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Dark web (redirect from Dark network)
The dark web is the World Wide Web content that exists on darknets (overlay networks) that use the Internet but require specific software, configurations...
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Darknet (redirect from Darknet (networking))
A darknet or dark net is an overlay network within the Internet that can only be accessed with specific software, configurations, or authorization, and...
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Hyphanet (redirect from Freedom network project)
p2p networks such as Bittorrent and emule. Freenet separates the underlying network structure and protocol from how users interact with the network; as...
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Virtual Extensible LAN (redirect from Virtual Extensible Local Area Network)
a MAC frame in a UDP datagram for transport across an IP network, creating an overlay network or tunnel. Alternative technologies addressing the same or...
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up overlay in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Overlay may refer to: Overlay network, a computer network which is built on top of another network Video...
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given. Virtual Private Network Enterprise private network Overlay network collapsed Overlay network broken-up xDSL to Internet connectivity Triple play...
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vSwitch is an example of a software-based virtual network switch that supports Geneve overlay networks. It is also supported by AWS Gateway Load Balancers...
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system network, the nodes are clients, servers or peers. A peer may sometimes serve as client, sometimes server. In a peer-to-peer or overlay network, nodes...
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services and networks. P2P networks usually implement overlay networks running over an underlying physical or logical network. These overlay networks may implement...
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The eDonkey Network (also known as the eDonkey2000 network or eD2k) is a decentralized, mostly server-based, peer-to-peer file sharing network created in...
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Bootstrapping node (category Network service)
an overlay network that provides initial configuration information to newly joining nodes so that they may successfully join the overlay network. Bootstrapping...
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often are, separate overlay networks): The data plane (also user plane, bearer plane, or forwarding plane) carries the network's users' traffic, the actual...
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Tapestry is a peer-to-peer overlay network which provides a distributed hash table, routing, and multicasting infrastructure for distributed applications...
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virtualization I/O virtualization Network function virtualization Network Virtualization using Generic Routing Encapsulation Overlay network OVN Virtual circuit Virtual...
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with a Kademlia key, which is used for finding peers (values) in the overlay network. To find peers in a swarm, a node sends a get_peers query with the...
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The Kad network is a peer-to-peer (P2P) network which implements the Kademlia P2P overlay protocol. The majority of users on the Kad Network are also connected...
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the network gateways, as needed. Similarly, a Wide Area Infrastructure Manager (WIM) could rely upon an SDN controller to set up overlay networks to interconnect...
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XRP Ledger (redirect from Ripple network)
about centralization within the network. The XRP Ledger peer-to-peer overlay network is characterized by a small-world network topology, featuring a tightly...
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Tribler (category Anonymity networks)
based on the BitTorrent protocol and uses an overlay network for content searching. Due to this overlay network, Tribler does not require an external website...
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Kademlia (category Overlay networks)
Kademlia nodes communicate among themselves using UDP. A virtual or overlay network is formed by the participant nodes. Each node is identified by a number...
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I2P (category Overlay networks)
'I2p' is a pseudo-top-level domain which is only valid within the I2P overlay network scope. .i2p names are resolved by browsers by submitting requests to...
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circuit-switched core network, used for traditional GSM services such as voice calls, SMS, and circuit switched data calls. It was extended with an overlay architecture...
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Anonymous P2P (redirect from Crowds (anonymity network))
Anonymity of participants is usually achieved by special routing overlay networks that hide the physical location of each node from other participants...
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