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Akamai to Launch P2P-Based Streaming Video Client

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The technology that’s required to capture bits from multiple seeds and put them in the correct order for streaming video is somewhat more complex. The benefits of P2P-based delivery are huge, as client-side technology drastically reduce the number of bits that a CDN has to deliver. More importantly, if implemented in the right way P2P technology can source bits from viewers closer to the end user, which takes much of strain off the global Internet architecture. P2P advocates have claimed for years that the only way the Internet will be able keep up with traffic demands is if video files can be streamed and sourced through local ISP networks