| Author: | M. Conrad, M. Schöller, M. Zitterbart, H. Hartenstein, J. Dinger, D. Rolli, D. Rolli | links: | Bibtex |
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| Source: | In: Ralf Steinmetz, Klaus Wehrle, Peer-to-Peer Systems and Applications, Chp. 30, Springer, pp. 509-525, 2005 | ||
Markets --- in their ideal form --- naturally represent Peer-to-Peer
(P2P) systems: market participants can be both client {it and}
server when exchanging offers, general messages, or goods. They can
directly address each other, and interact in a decentralized and
autonomous fashion. Most market implementations in history, however,
were far from this ideal form.