IP over P2P: Enabling Self-configuring Virtual IP Networks for Grid Computing

TL;DR

This paper introduces IPOP, a system that creates virtual IP networks over P2P overlays, enabling seamless, isolated access to distributed Grid resources across multiple domains.

Contribution

The paper presents IPOP, a novel system for self-configuring virtual IP networks over P2P overlays, facilitating resource sharing in Grid computing environments.

Findings

IPOP enables seamless access to distributed resources.

Experimental results show robustness over LAN, WAN, and Planet-Lab.

Supports deployment of existing IP protocols over P2P overlays.

Abstract

Peer-to-peer (P2P) networks have mostly focused on task oriented networking, where networks are constructed for single applications, i.e. file-sharing, DNS caching, etc. In this work, we introduce IPOP, a system for creating virtual IP networks on top of a P2P overlay. IPOP enables seamless access to Grid resources spanning multiple domains by aggregating them into a virtual IP network that is completely isolated from the physical network. The virtual IP network provided by IPOP supports deployment of existing IP-based protocols over a robust, self-configuring P2P overlay. We present implementation details as well as experimental measurement results taken from LAN, WAN, and Planet-Lab tests.