Maze: a social peer-to-peer network

Tianwang Maze system is a hybrid peer-to-peer system. Maze employs the idea of social networks to help peers discover each other, and as a result, reduces the load on the heartbeat server. Maze network is a dynamic network in which peers connect to each other according to their social relation, group of peers with common interest is naturally formed, and similar resources are found in neighborhood. This paper will discuss how Maze realizes a social network, and how the social relationships help to discover peers and resources on the Internet