P2P (Peer-to-Peer) Network

This package provides a framework to create a P2P Network

Modules

• Broker
  • Server
    • Manages connections between Broker Clients.
    • Right now, a network can only have one Broker Server.
    • This is by design as a Broker Server has the sole task of brokering between Clients. It does not act as a Relay.
  • Client
    • Standalone entity used to connect to other clients (peers).
• Relay
  • When a P2P connection cannot be established, the clients can request route traffic through a relay.
  • There can be multiple relays in a P2P network. A client choses the one closest to it (by pinging) to relay it's connection.
  • A client can also use a predefined relay instead of dynamically choosing one closest to it.
• Server
  • Used in Broker - Server
  • Helps in establishing P2P connections between clients.
• Client
  • Used in Broker - Client
  • Manages P2P connections with other clients.

Examples

• xTUNNEL - Tunnel TCP/UDP traffic between nodes