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basis for hyperstructured media and Resource Description Framework (RDF) \cite{w3rdfurl} |
basis for hyperstructured media and Resource Description Framework (RDF) \cite{w3rdfurl} |
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for representing internal data structures and their relationships. |
for representing internal data structures and their relationships. |
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Currently we use distributed hash tables for searching data, but the use of |
As a part of our research, we examine how location-independent identifiers can |
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other methods are also studied. In addition, we plan to use globally unique, semantic-free |
support *data mobility*. For instance, documents are often transferred quite freely |
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references for locating data in Peer-to-Peer environment. |
between computers: they are sent as e-mail attachments, carried around on disks and |
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We believe that the properties of Peer-to-Peer |
published on the web. We use 'data mobility' as a collective |
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technology, such as the ad hoc connectivity and the lack of central authority, |
term for the movement of documents between computers (or folders!), |
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are prerequisites while mobilizing the Fenfire system. |
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As a part of this research, we have developed a software library, Storm (STORage Module), |
To support data mobility, we have developed a software library, named as Storm |
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for storing and retrieving data as immutable byte sequences, which are identified by cryptographic |
(STORage Module), for storing and retrieving data as immutable byte sequences, which |
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content hashes. This allows for studying two important issues |
are identified by cryptographic content hashes. This allows for studying two important |
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*of data mobility*: dangling links and version management. |
issues *of data mobility*: dangling links and version management. We plan to use globally |
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Earlier research of the group |
Earlier research of the group |