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In large-scale Peer-to-Peer networks without any central server instances, lookup and search, i.e., locating or finding objects by their unique name or a keyword description, respectively, require the collaboration of many nodes. Peers initiate and forward or route queries for objects along overlay links. Other peers who have information on how to locate the searched for objects send their answers via the same or different overlay links back to the initially requesting peer. Finally, the object itself is normally transferred to the requestor by directly using the underlying network protocol, thus, in most cases the Internet Protocol (IP).
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Stiller, B., Mischke, J. (2005). 17. Peer-to-Peer Search and Scalability. In: Steinmetz, R., Wehrle, K. (eds) Peer-to-Peer Systems and Applications. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3485. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11530657_17
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