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supernode
(1) A user's computer in a peer-to-peer network that acts as a relay between one user and another. Supernodes are typically established automatically by the peer-to-peer software based on current network traffic and the capabilities of the user's machine. Users may have little or no control whether their machines become supernodes, or they may have the option to not participate. See Kazaa and Skype.

(2) (SuperNode) The computing platform for Nortel Networks DMS switches. The SuperNode manages the call flow throughout the duration of a call. See DMS and XA-Core.


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These supernodes also encrypt files, split them and distribute them for storage among the browsers of participants.
As for its network architecture, according to Soto, "In FastTrack or Gnutella, a node becomes a supernode in one step.
219) A user who ran Grokster would immediately be connected to the network via a supernode and all search requests and results would be "relayed among supernodes, maximizing the breadth of the search pool and minimizing redundancy in search traffic.
 
 
 
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