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<DIV><SPAN class=706000422-24042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Having
the concept of "super node" implies a hierarchical network.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=706000422-24042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>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.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=706000422-24042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>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".</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=706000422-24042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Matthew Kaufman</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=706000422-24042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><A
href="mailto:matthew@matthew.at">matthew@matthew.at</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=706000422-24042006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>http://www.amicima.com</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> p2p-hackers-bounces@zgp.org
[mailto:p2p-hackers-bounces@zgp.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Lemon
Obrien<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 24, 2006 11:20 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
Peer-to-peer development.<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [p2p-hackers] definitions of
super node (peer) and oridnary node(peer)<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>firewall, accepts unsolicted
connections/messages<BR><BR><B><I>Eunsoo Shim
<eunsoo@research.panasonic.com></I></B> wrote:
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Hi,<BR><BR>What
would be good defintions of super node (peer) and ordinary node
(peer)?<BR>The definitions should not be specific to Skype or Kazaa but for
more <BR>general cases.<BR>Your input would be
appreciated.<BR>Thanks.<BR><BR>Eunsoo<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>p2p-hackers
mailing
list<BR>p2p-hackers@zgp.org<BR>http://zgp.org/mailman/listinfo/p2p-hackers<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Here
is a web page listing P2P
Conferences:<BR>http://www.neurogrid.net/twiki/bin/view/Main/PeerToPeerConferences<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><BR>You
don't get no juice unless you squeeze<BR>Lemon Obrien, the
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