Rancang Bangun Jaringan Peer-to-Peer Webcam dengan Menggunakan Protokol JXTA

Abstract

Internet is a media for exchange of information and data. Network used on the internet today still implementing client-server network model. Clients need the information must related to the server and request the information needed. System established client-server network is a centralized system and can potentially commercial. If the server was down, the information requested by the client can’t be given and the whole network will be disrupted. Peer-to-peer network is set up to reduce the problem of client-server. Peer-to-peer will not be affected to the problems that occur in each host. If one host to crash or be unable to connect, the network was still able to run. In this research we develop an application using JXTA protocol as a framework for peer-to-peer and API JMF as an additional feature integrated on a JXTA application. API JMF is used to access webcam and produces images or videos. Video or image files generated by the API JMF can be distributed directly into the peer-to-peer network which has been formed. Other connected peers can directly search and download the video files or images. Downloaded files will be directly stored into a local folder on each peer. Files downloaded can be directly redistributed by every peer. If one peer dies, the other peer can share the data from the dead peer after the file is downloaded from the source peer.