JXTA: Java P2P Programming

JXTA: Java P2P Programming provides an invaluable introduction to this new technology, filled with useful information and practical examples. It was created by members of the JXTA community, sharing their real-world experience to introduce developers to JXTA.It starts with the fundamentals of P2P and demonstrates how JXTA fulfills the P2P promise, then covers the essentials of JXTA including the protocols, the JXTA Shell, and groups. Later chapters include case studies demonstrating JXTA to synchronize data and to create distributed applications.Includes a foreward by Juan Carlos Soto, Group Marketing Manager for Project JXTA at Sun Microsystems and the jxta.org Open Source Community Manager.

Table of Contents

Introduction.
1. What is P2P?
2. Overview of JXTA.
3. JXTA Protocols.
4. JXTA Shell.
5. JXTA ping Command.
6. Working with Groups.
7. JXTA Content Manager Service (CMS).
8. JXTA and Security.
9. Synchronizing Data Between Peers.
10. JXTA Chess: Game Programming.
11. JXTA Explorer.
Appendix A. The Project JXTA Community.
Appendix B. XML Primer.
Index.