P2P Pond is meant to be the P2P software solution to connect clients P2P Networking is meant to be the hardware mesh of ground stations

• taking an existing open source P2P
• universal for computation (BOINC) and sensor grid data gathering (data relay)
• failsafe, self healing, redundant
• no central or super node, if possible
• levels of quality (wan, lan, bybrid)
• substitute player for calculations (⇒ failsafe, less rework)

There are two main sub-projects associated with the development of a P2P network for HGG: one dealing with hardware and one dealing with software. It is also important to remember that there is a difference between a mesh network and a P2P network: http://p2pfoundation.net/Mesh_Networks . That distinction is probably important for the hardware component. I am planning to concentrate on the software component. Currently, I am halfway through implementing the Kademlia protocol, which will provide a foundation for the network.

I have created a source code repository for this sub-project here: https://github.com/kezl/Pond .

hadez' comments:

• tinc mesh VPN darknet for node interconnect similar to the system deployed as part of krebs

* nice course on p2p networking and how to implement it in java or python (with example app) http://cs.berry.edu/~nhamid/p2p/index.html