Peer-to-peer (P2P) networking uses personal devices active on a network to share data files with one another. The goal is to save bandwidth by reducing the number of requests traveling to and from a primary content server.
Originating with content and file sharing at the birth of the Internet, today P2P networking is one of three core technologies used to optimize the delivery of video. As we embed more and more video into our standard business operations, companies rely on enterprise content delivery networks (eCDN)—combinations of multicasting, video caching and P2P networking—to protect precious bandwidth on their networks.