Title: Attribute-based access to distributed data over P2P networks

Authors: Divyakant Agrawal, Amr El Abbadi, Subhash Suri

Addresses: Department of Computer Science, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA. ' Department of Computer Science, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA. ' Department of Computer Science, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA

Abstract: Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks are distributed data sharing systems with no dedicated and centralised infrastructure. While P2P systems have been used so far mainly for file sharing, their true potential lies as a vast, loosely connected worldwide infrastructure for sharing resources, data and information. This paper addresses a natural step in the evolution of P2P: data and information sharing where data is accessed based on its attributes or properties. We have identified diverse applications that can benefit directly from attribute-based access to distributed data over P2P systems. Based on the application requirements, we propose three new models for both data distribution and data accesses.

Keywords: range queries; publish/subscribe systems; decentralised data sharing; peer-to-peer networks; P2P networks; distributed data; information sharing; data access.

DOI: 10.1504/IJCSE.2007.015741

International Journal of Computational Science and Engineering, 2007 Vol.3 No.2, pp.112 - 123

Published online: 11 Nov 2007 *

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