What is HyperCast?
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HyperCast
is software for developing protocols and application programs for
application-layer overlay networks. It
supports a variety of overlay protocols, delivery
semantics, and security schemes, and has a monitor and control
capability.
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What is an overlay socket?
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overlay socket is the main API of HyperCast. An overlay
socket is an endpoint of
communication
in an overlay network. Application programs that create
an
overlay socket can (1) configure the overlay socket, (2)
join
and leave an overlay network, (3) send data to or receive data from
other
applications in the
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- This
website publishes the third version (3.0) of
HyperCast
from 2005. It contains software for
downloading, documentation, code examples, publications, related
projects, etc.
- HyperCast software can be used:
- to write application
software for overlay networks.
- to develop and evaluate self-organizing
protocols
for overlay networks.
- to remotely monitor and control remote software systems.
- HyperCast is designed as a protocol
architecture that
is - with exception of APIs - implementation and language
independent. However, all implementations available from this site uses
Java (version 1.4.x or higher).
Material on this website
is work in
progress and will be added as it becomes available. Some material is in a draft stage.
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