ultrapeer
Noun
Meaning
ultrapeer (plural ultrapeers)
(computing) In a peer-to-peer network, a peer capable of routing requests and responses from others rather than always adopting a direct client-server connection.
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Morpheus can function as a modern ultrapeer whereas other GnucDNA clients cannot.
The leaf nodes are connected to a small number of ultrapeers (typically 3) while each ultrapeer is connected to more than 32 other ultrapeers.
This scheme was later revised, so that search results now are delivered over User Datagram Protocol (UDP) directly to the node that initiated the search, usually an ultrapeer of the node.