P2P Networks: The Big Picture

Click any section to explore. See how everything connects!

The Central Insight

Architecture → Performance → Security → Defense → Forensics

You can't understand one without the others.

⚡How Everything Connects

Recommended Learning Path

  1. 1. Evolution — Why each generation emerged
  2. 2. Structure — DHTs, Chord, organization
  3. 3. Performance — λ, μ, ρ basics
  4. 4. Security — How attackers exploit limits
  5. 5. Defense — Layers of protection
  6. 6. Forensics — Reconstructing distributed truth

Remember These Forever

ρ = λ / μ
Must be < 1.0
O(log N)
Chord lookup time
Hash(data) → key
Deterministic placement in DHTs