GNTP
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The Genealogy Network Transfer Protocol (GNTP) is an unfinished protocol for a peer-to-peer
genealogy
network that was not completed because of resource constraints. The idea was to allow genealogists to share GEDCOM
files in much the same way that music and other files are distributed on other peer-to-peer networks.
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Peer-to-peer
Peer-to-peer computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads among peers. Peers are equally privileged, equipotent participants in the application...
genealogy
Genealogy
Genealogy is the study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history. Genealogists use oral traditions, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kinship and pedigrees of its members...
network that was not completed because of resource constraints. The idea was to allow genealogists to share GEDCOM
GEDCOM
GEDCOM, an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunication, is a proprietary and open de facto specification for exchanging genealogical data between different genealogy software...
files in much the same way that music and other files are distributed on other peer-to-peer networks.
Literature
- C. C. Albrecht, D. Dean, R. B. Jackson, S. W. Liddle, and R. D. Meservy. A Peer-To-Peer Network Protocol for Genealogical Data. In Proceedings of the First Family History Technology Workshop, pages 19–23, Provo, Utah, April 2001.
- Genealogy Network Transfer Protocol (GNTP Version 1.0) - E-Business Center - Brigham Young University (Protocol Version 0.75)Last Updated: February 6, 2002 Conan Albrecht
- A Peer-To-Peer Network Protocol for Genealogical Data - Conan C. Albrecht, Douglas Dean, Robert B. Jackson, Stephen W. Liddle, and Raymond D. Meservy (E-Business Center Marriott School of Management) Brigham Young University
- Enabling the Distributed Family Tree - by Hilton Campbell
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