A complex system inspired theoretical formalism for data management in Peer-to-Peer grids

This paper has provided a first step towards solid theoretical foundations of large scale distributed systems. It has focused on applying complex systems theories SOC and HOT to data management solutions in P2P grids. It argues that replica management solution over OpenDHT, the state of the art DHT deployment, is based on SOC and consequently achieves robustness even in the presence of churn but not optimal performance.