DistOS 2015W Session 10

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Kademlia

Members:

  • Why are DHTs relevant to distributed OSs?
  • How is content divided?
  • How is the network traversed?
  • What trust assumptions does the system make?
  • Performance constraints?
  • What non-DHT internet infrastructure would you replace with a DHT? How suitable is Kademlia for this purpose?

Comet

Members: Mohamed Ahmed, Apoorv Sangal, Ambalica Sharma

  • Why are DHTs relevant to distributed OSs?
  • How is content divided?
  • How is the network traversed?
  • What trust assumptions does the system make?
  • Performance constraints?
  • What non-DHT internet infrastructure would you replace with a DHT? How suitable is Kademlia for this purpose?


Tapestry

Members:

  • Why are DHTs relevant to distributed OSs?

Because they provide a way to distribute information over large networks (distributed key/value store).

  • How is content divided?
  • How is the network traversed?
  • What trust assumptions does the system make?
  • Performance constraints?
  • What non-DHT internet infrastructure would you replace with a DHT? How suitable is Tapestry for this purpose?
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