Abstract:
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) technologies developed rapidly in
different directions with various applications and
routing mechanisms. However, the lack of
standardization in functional architectures of the P2P
systems makes their performances far from optimal.
This trend also restricts the interoperability amongst
the systems, and limits the exploitation of the edge-
Internet resources and tangible benefits for Internet
users. Inspired by the TCP/IP model, this paper
introduces PARM: a Physically-Aware Reference
Model for Overlay Internetworking. PARM is a
layered model that enables a more modular
communications approach to solve P2P problems and
to optimize systems more efficiently. Simulation
results indicate that PARM helps to produce better
performance overlays with desirable features such as
decentralization, self-organization, and minimal delay
penalty.
