A protocol at the same protocol layer; for example, a layer 2 protocol talking to another layer 2 protocol, layer 3 with layer 3, etc. See also peer-to-peer communications and peer-to-peer network.
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- uTorrent is a powerful and efficient BitTorrent client for Windows. Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in uTorrent, including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading, and Mainline DHT. Additionally, uTorrent supports the protocol encryption joint specification and peer exchange. Unlike many torrent clients, it does not...
- Software downloads 2009-11-28
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- Software downloads 2009-11-11
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- Software downloads 2009-11-03
- Transmission 1.76 (Mac)
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- Software downloads 2009-10-24
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- Software downloads 2009-10-23
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- Software downloads 2009-10-09
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- Discussion threads 2009-09-02
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- Software downloads 2009-08-21
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- Software downloads 2009-08-18
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- White papers 2009-08-18
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- Software downloads 2009-08-07
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- Discussion threads 2009-03-26
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- White papers 2009-03-25
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- Software downloads 2009-01-02
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- Software downloads 2008-10-23
- PuppetCast: A Secure Peer Sampling Protocol
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- White papers 2008-09-29
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
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- Blog posts 2008-07-30
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- White papers 2008-07-15
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