Having
the concept of "super node" implies a hierarchical network.
I'd
say that a "super node" is one that is selected (could be self-election based on
node capabilities, could be chosen from a central arbiter, could be up to the
user, could be some combination of the above) to take on more than its own
equal fraction of the computation, storage, or routing tasks in the
distributed network. A typical required capability is "accessible without
restriction from arbitrary other nodes" (so that it may be used as a rendezvous
point, for instance), and another typical metric is "has been up for a while, as
is expected to stay up for a while", but those aren't the only ways to make the
decision.
An
"ordinary node" in a flat network is just like any other node, and in a
hierarchical network containing "super nodes" is one that has not been selected
to be such a "super node".
Matthew Kaufman
http://www.amicima.com
firewall, accepts unsolicted connections/messages
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lemon Obrien
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 11:20 AM
To: Peer-to-peer development.
Subject: Re: [p2p-hackers] definitions of super node (peer) and oridnary node(peer)
Eunsoo Shim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Hi,
What would be good defintions of super node (peer) and ordinary node (peer)?
The definitions should not be specific to Skype or Kazaa but for more
general cases.
Your input would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Eunsoo
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