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It is based on the Kademlia algorithm by [http://www.scs.cs.nyu.edu/~petar Petar Maymounkov] and [http://www.scs.cs.nyu.edu/~dm David Mazières] ([http://www.nyu.edu New York University], 2002).
 
It is based on the Kademlia algorithm by [http://www.scs.cs.nyu.edu/~petar Petar Maymounkov] and [http://www.scs.cs.nyu.edu/~dm David Mazières] ([http://www.nyu.edu New York University], 2002).
  
It is not a completely independent network as many people think. It still uses the [[eD2k]] network, but provides a [[server]]-less way to find other [[client]]s and [[file]]s.
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The network itself is used as a distributed database of the files and clients on it. The main goal is to provide a reliable, fast, and almost impossible to shutdown way to keep this information. At client to client level, the protcocol used for file transfers is shared with the [[ed2k]] network at this point, tho this could change in the future.
  
 
For information about it you can either read the [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_Kademlia?|ED2K-Kademlia FAQ]] or see [http://emule-project.net/home/perl/help.cgi?l=1&rm=show_topic&topic_id=232 eMule's support page].
 
For information about it you can either read the [[FAQ_eD2k-Kademlia#What_is_Kademlia?|ED2K-Kademlia FAQ]] or see [http://emule-project.net/home/perl/help.cgi?l=1&rm=show_topic&topic_id=232 eMule's support page].

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Kademlia is a serverless network for the *Mule clients.

It is based on the Kademlia algorithm by Petar Maymounkov and David Mazières (New York University, 2002).

The network itself is used as a distributed database of the files and clients on it. The main goal is to provide a reliable, fast, and almost impossible to shutdown way to keep this information. At client to client level, the protcocol used for file transfers is shared with the ed2k network at this point, tho this could change in the future.

For information about it you can either read the ED2K-Kademlia FAQ or see eMule's support page.