The Network

This page describes a concept which is part of our glossary

The phrase "The Network" refers to the peer-to-peer network composed of all the computers and other devices that run an instance of the software architecture.

In peer-to-peer networks, there is no distinction between clients and servers which means that the architecture of the peer software is all that's needed to completely define the whole network operation.

The peer-to-peer networks purpose is to provide a fault-tolerant foundation of tools on which to build larger organisational complexity in the form of a foundation ontology. Those tools include the ability to collaborate on knowledge and trade together.

See also

• Peer-to-peer
• Platform network
• Platform specification