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FIGURE 3.13: The Bristle hybrid P2P network architecture [Hsiao and
King, 2003].
•Supporting all these services with minimal impact to IP-based bearer
network.
The carrier-grade P2P network architecture proposed by Ma and Zhu is
depicted in Figure 3.14. The various components are introduced below.
AAA Server. Responsible for authentication, authorization, and account-
ing.
Charging Mediator. Responsible for collecting charging information (e.g.,
usage time) and delivering it to the backend billing system.
Bootstrap Server. A default or long-lived server to which a new peer can
connect when starting up.
Bootstrap Peer. A more powerful peer elected or designated as a Super
Node.
Core Router. IP backbone router.
Edge Router. Ingress or egress router.
Access Router. Responsible for admission control and QoS provisioning.
QoS Coordinator. Responsible for checking and delivering QoS requests to
the access network as well as the billing system.
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