JXTA

Daniel Brookshier is a world-class Java consultant, author, and speaker with 20 years of experience. Mr. Brookshier's knowledge of software development covers many industries, including transportation, telecom, wireless, healthcare, B2B, petroleum engineering, law, insurance, software tools, and aerospace. He is an international consultant with contract assignments in the United States, Norway, the United Kingdom, and China. Mr. Brookshier is the founder of two Java user groups in Dallas, Texas, the writer of several Java programming books, and he has published numerous articles about Java in industry magazines. Daniel is a recognized expert on Java software development, Java standards, Java Management, enterprise software, and JavaBeans component development. Daniel can be reached at turbogeek@cluck.com Darren Govoni is a Distinguished Engineer at Cacheon, Inc. in San Francisco where he is responsible for product architecture and technology roadmapping. Darren is an active writer and speaker on Java technologies, P2P systems, Web Services, and adaptive computing. In 1999, Darren founded Metadapt Design Systems with an emphasis on design metaphors for complex adaptive systems. His research forms the basis for Cacheon technology and products. Navaneeth Krishnan is currently Senior Product Engineer at Aztec Software and Technology Solutions where he has designed and developed several e-commerce solutions and reusable frameworks primarily based on the J2EE architecture. His current focus is on Web Services and peer-to-peer technologies. He has beeninvolved in JXTA since mid 2001 and strongly believes that it has the potential to make a significant impact in the area of peer-to-peer computing. He spends his spare time writing articles, contributing to books, and exploring the endless possibilities created by emerging technologies. Juan Carlos Soto is the Group Marketing Manager for Project JXTA at Sun Microsystems and the jxta.org Open Source Community Manager. On previous projects at Sun, Mr. Soto managed engineering groups implementing Java for small devices and managed business development for Java Software. Prior to Sun, Mr. Soto was Director of Product Development at Diba, Inc., an early pioneer developing consumer information appliance. Diba was acquired by Sun in 1997. Prior to his work at Diba, Mr. Soto worked at Hewlett-Packard, where he held various positions in Engineering and Marketing management. Mr. Soto has an MS in Engineering Management from Stanford, an MS in Computer Science from the University of Colorado, and a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Florida.

(NOTE: Each chapter concludes with a Summary.)

Introduction.


1. What is P2P?


Defining Peer-To-Peer. Defining P2P. P2P Concepts. Applications for P2P. Key P2P Issues. Technologies Related to P2P.



2. Overview of JXTA.


JXTA Defined. JXTA Concepts. JXTA Protocols. Peers and Groups. Advertisements. Pipe Binding Protocol. Resolver. Rendezvous Protocol. JXTA Identifiers.



3. JXTA Protocols.


Protocol and API. JXTA Goals. JXTA Peer and Java. Overview of the JXTA Protocols API. Summary of Java API for JXTA Protocols. Where JXTA Applications Begin. The Peer. Starting JXTA. Peer Discovery Protocol API. Peer Resolver Protocol API. Peer Information Protocol. Peer Membership Protocol. Pipe Binding Protocol API. Peer Endpoint Protocol.



4. JXTA Shell.


Why Shell? Installation and Troubleshooting. Shell Commands. Using the Shell. Adding Shell Commands.



5. JXTA ping Command.


ping. Command Overview. Project Overview. Requirements. Design Approach. Implementation. Install. Test. Further Improvements to Ping.



6. Working with Groups.


Importance of Peer Groups. Importance of Peer Group Management. Types of Peer Group Management. Peer Membership Management.



7. JXTA Content Manager Service (CMS).


An Overview. How CMS Works. A Simple CMS Example. Overall Design. Initializing the Content Manager. Searching for Content.



8. JXTA and Security.


Importance of Security. Security is Multifaceted. Security Attacks in P2P Networks. JXTA Platform Security. JXTA Security Requirements. The Cryptographic Toolkit. Security Issues and Solutions. Trust in P2P systems. P2P Security Models.



9. Synchronizing Data Between Peers.


Designing a PDA Organizer for JXTA. Design Considerations. Group Security and Associations. Class Design.



10. JXTA Chess: Game Programming.


Running JXTA Chess. Overview of the Classes.



11. JXTA Explorer.


Designing an Advertisement Explorer. Design Overview. The Explorer Class. PeerDiscoveryThread Class. AdvertisementTreeCellRenderer Class. Running Explorer.



Appendix A. The Project JXTA Community.


Contributing to a Project. Submitting a New Project. JXTA.ORG Development Environment. jxta.org Projects. Details on Select Projects. Commercial Projects.



Appendix B. XML Primer.


XML Basics. Self-Describing. Strong Typing and Syntax Validation. Problems with XML.



Index.