Peer-2-Peer using WCF NetPeerTCPBinding

 

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 /3.5 comes with new WCF  binding called  netPeerTcpBinding .

Using WCF NetPeerTCPBinding we can develop a peer-to-peer networking applications that use a TCP-level peer-to-peer mesh infrastructure.

Example for the Peer-to-Peer Application : IM , File Sharing Application,games etc.

In Traditional Client Server model we have Single  Server  and 1 to N number of clients making request to the server which is configured in centralized location.

In Traditional Client/Server application 

 

In peer-to-peer (P2P) application  each participate (node) acts as both a client and a server to the other participants in the network.

 

WCF Service Contract :

 

In peer-to-peer network environment peers rely on name resolution systems to resolve each other's network locations (addresses, protocols, and ports) from names .Peer-to-peer name resolution has been complicated by transient connectivity and shortcomings in the Domain Name System (DNS). [MS-Source]

The Microsoft® Windows® Peer-to-Peer Networking platform solves this problem with the Peer Name Resolution Protocol (PNRP).

if you look at the below configuration we set Pnrp mode for the reslover .

 

Testing the Application with two Peer.

 

Thanks

SreenivasaRagavan.