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overlay network
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overlay network
A logical network that runs on top of another network. For example, peer-to-peer networks are overlay networks on the Internet. They use their own addressing system for determining how files are distributed and accessed, which provides a layer on top of the Internet's IP addressing. A quality of service (QoS) system is also called an overlay network, because it uses an additional addressing mechanism that may change the route normally taken in the underlying network.


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Keywords: information retrieval, peer-to-peer overlay networks 1 Introduction Web search over P2P overlay networks has the potential to become an alternative to current Web search engines due to its decentralized nature and favorable scalability properties.
His topics include server clusters and network load balancing, resource management with QoS in mind, server capacity planning, Web caching and pre-fetching, the P2P overlay network, mobile code and security, and mobility support for adaptive grid computing.
 
 
 
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