andyburke/bitflood: A prioritized p2p chunked file transfer protocol.

A prioritized p2p chunked file transfer protocol.

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Andy Burke fca6c0b635 Add a barebones readme		2011-11-17 01:51:49 -08:00
clients/java	- it's closer, but still no cigar	2004-12-08 07:10:58 +00:00
cpp	fixing prioritizers and file paths	2004-12-03 13:08:19 +00:00
java	- refactor PeerConnection into File- and SocketConnection	2004-12-06 07:29:17 +00:00
pat-tense	peers can also act as a tracker	2004-11-29 05:52:40 +00:00
perl	- add classes to model chunks and files	2004-12-06 07:31:41 +00:00
README	Add a barebones readme	2011-11-17 01:51:49 -08:00

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# Protocol
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The concept behind the bitflood protocol is similar to BitTorrent in that files are divided into
chunks with associated hashes and traded between peers.  However, with bitflood, each chunk can
be assigned a priority which can help to influence how urgently it is sought by the client.  In
theory, this should allow for using p2p distribution for streaming.

The code is quite old and has little documentation.  There are a handful of reference
implementations.

Things that would be good directions for work:

- Support a JSON torrent file format
- Write some more modern reference implementations