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P2P Not Dead, Just Hiding

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hunting-wabbits dept.

adavies42 writes "Contrary to media reports, P2P is not dying (PDF); it's just becoming harder to detect. In a paper for CAIDA, the Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis, researchers present evidence that the supposed decline in P2P traffic is actually due to a decline in easy-to-track protocols as those that change port numbers on a regular basis become more popular."

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  1. So, umm... by rackhamh · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Somebody wanna clue me in? ;)