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3		-This page contains an overview of all P4P Networks in this wiki and their building blocks.
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	5	+= Peer-for-Peer Networks =
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5		-You can also [[add a P4P Network>>doc:Projects.WebHome]] or have a look at the [[P4P Applications>>doc:P4P.Applications.WebHome]].
	7	+P4P, short for Peer-4-Peer (which in turn is short for Peer-for-Peer) are a family of networks which build on principles of local-first, peer-2-peer, open-source, routing agnostic (offline-first) and mutual-aid principles. The above is a lot of terms which in and of themselves carry a lot of meaning, yet when combined they enable censorship-resistant, resilient and adaptive, sustainable and energy-efficient communication infrastructures.
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19		-== Building Blocks of P4P Networks ==
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	42	+== Building Blocks of P4P Networks ==
24	24	To fully assemble a P4P network one needs a few different building blocks, below is an overview of 15 of those building blocks. Lost in translation? Take a look at the [[terminology>>doc:P4P.Definitions.WebHome]].
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28	28	==== **1. Data Synchronization** ====
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72	72	* Examples: PKI, Distributed Identities (DIDs), Web-of-Trust, TOFU (SSH-style), Verifiable Credentials (VCs), Peer key fingerprints (libp2p PeerIDs), Key transparency logs
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75	75	==== **6. Transport Layer** ====
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77	77	> This layer provides logical connections and flow control. QUIC and WebRTC bring modern congestion control and encryption defaults; Interpeer explores transport beyond IP assumptions.
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79		-* How do peers establish end-to-end byte streams and reliable delivery?
	101	+* //How do peers establish end-to-end byte streams and reliable delivery?//
80	80	* Examples: TCP, UDP, QUIC, SCTP, WebRTC DataChannels, Interpeer transport stack
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83	83	==== **7. Underlying Transport (Physical/Link Layer)** ====
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85	85	> Highly relevant for **offline-first / edge networks**, device-to-device communication, and mesh networks and relates to the hardware which facilitates connections.
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87		-* How does data move across the medium?
	110	+* //How does data move across the medium?//
88	88	* Examples: Ethernet, Wi-Fi Direct / Wi-Fi Aware (post-AWDL), Bluetooth Mesh, LoRa, NFC, Cellular, CSMA/CA, TDMA, FHSS
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90	90	==== **8. Session & Connection Management** ====
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92	92	> Manages **connection lifecycle**, including authentication handshakes, reconnection after drops, and session continuation—especially important in lossy or mobile networks.
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94		-* How are connections initiated, authenticated, resumed, and kept alive?
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95	95	* Examples: TLS handshake semantics, Noise IK/XX patterns, session tokens, keep-alive heartbeats, reconnection strategies, session resumption tickets
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98	98	==== **9. Content Addressing** ====
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100	100	> Content addressing ensures **immutability, verifiability, and deduplication**. Identity of data = cryptographic hash, enabling offline-first and tamper-evident systems.
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102		-* How is data addressed and verified by content, not location?
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103	103	* Examples: IPFS CIDs, BitTorrent infohashes, Git hashes, SHA-256 addressing, Named Data Networking (NDN)
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105	105	==== **10. P2P Connectivity** ====
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107		-> Connectivity ensures peers bypass NATs/firewalls to reach each other.
	135	+> Connectivity ensures peers bypass NATs/firewalls to reach each other.
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109		-* How can two peers connect directly across networks, firewalls, and NATs?
	137	+* //How can two peers connect directly across networks, firewalls, and NATs?//
110	110	* Examples: IPv6 direct, NAT Traversal, STUN, TURN, ICE (used in WebRTC), UDP hole punching, UPnP
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112	112	==== **11. Session & Connection Management** ====
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114	114	> Manages **connection lifecycle**, including authentication handshakes, reconnection after drops, and session continuation.
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116		-* How are connections initiated, authenticated, resumed, and kept alive?
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117	117	* Examples: TLS handshake semantics, Noise IK/XX patterns, session tokens, keep-alive heartbeats, reconnection strategies, session resumption tickets
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119	119	==== **12. Message Format & Serialization** ====
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121	121	> Serialization ensures **portable data representation**, forward-compatible schemas, and efficient messaging. IPLD provides content-addressed structuring for P2P graph data.
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123		-* How is data encoded, structured, and made interoperable between peers?
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124	124	* Examples: CBOR, Protocol Buffers, Cap’n Proto, JSON, ASN.1, IPLD schemas, Flatbuffers
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126	126	==== **13. File / Blob Synchronization** ====
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128	128	> Bulk data syncing has **different trade-offs** than small collaborative state (chunking, deduplication, partial transfer, resume logic). Critical for media and archival P2P use-cases.
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130		-How are large objects transferred and deduplicated efficiently across peers?
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131	131	Examples: BitTorrent chunking, IPFS block-store, NDN segments, rsync-style delta sync, ZFS send-receive, streaming blob transfers
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133	133	==== **14. Local Storage & Processing Primitives** ====
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135	135	> Provides durable on-device state and local computation (event sourcing, materialization, compaction). Enables offline-first writes and deterministic replay.
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137		-* How do nodes persist, index, and process data locally—without external servers?
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138	138	* Examples: RocksDB, LevelDB, SQLite, LMDB, local WALs/append-only logs, embedded stream processors (NATS Core JetStream mode, Actyx-like edge runtimes), Kafka-like libraries
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141	141	==== **15. Crash Resilience & Abortability** ====
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143	143	> Ensures P2P apps don’t corrupt state on crashes. Tied to **local storage & stream-processing**, and critical in offline-first and distributed update pipelines. Abortability is the updated term for Atomicity as part of the ACID abbreviation.
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145		-* How do nodes recover and maintain correctness under failure?
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146	146	* Examples: WALs, idempotent ops, partial log replay, transactional journaling, write fences
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154	154	[[Flowchart depicting distributed network variants, under development. Building on work from Z. Elfen, 2024: ~[~[https:~~~~/~~~~/doi.org/10.17613/naj7d-6g984~>~>https://doi.org/10.17613/naj7d-6g984~]~]>>image:P4P_Typology.png||alt="Flowchart depicting typologies of distributed networks, such as Friend-2-Friend, Grassroots Networks, Federated Networks, Local-First, P2P and P4P Networks" data-xwiki-image-style-alignment="center" height="649" width="639"]]
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158	158	== Overview of P4P Networks ==
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