P2P Universal Computing Consortium (PUCC) is promoting research and development of an open P2P/

Overlay network An overlay network is a logical computer network that is protocol layering, layered on top of a physical network. The concept of overlay networking is distinct from the traditional model of OSI model, OSI layered networks, and almost always assum ...

service platform that connects multi-types of devices users use, and conducts the standardization efforts. PUCC is a cross-industry consortium for open P2P/

standards. PUCC operations are supported by a combination of membership dues and public grants.

Objectives

# Realize a seamless

peer-to-peer Peer-to-peer (P2P) computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads between peers. Peers are equally privileged, equipotent participants in the network, forming a peer-to-peer network of Node ...

communication platform that enables the creations of high level ubiquitous service between multi type networks and devices # Create neutral protocols through cross-industry cooperation by sharing comm-interoperable on goals and visions # Conduct research and development to create compelling technologies that support our everyday lives.

Working Groups

*Architecture & Protocols (ap-wg) *Printing (prt-wg) *Streaming (st-wg) *Security (sec-wg) *Home Appliance Control (ha-wg) *Sensor Device Control WG (sdc-wg) *Healthcare Device WG (hc-wg) To be appeared soon *Device IOP Task Force (dev-tf)

History

*In 2004, PUCC (P2P Universal Computing Consortium) was founded in Tokyo . The founding members were NTT DoCoMO, Ericsson, Kyoto University, and Keio University. *April 2005: The Working Groups were started. started standardization work on an open overlay network in the area of several applications, as well as core communication protocols and metadata. *July 2006: First government supported R&D was started. R&D work on harmonization of mobile network, home network, imaging devices was conducted using government funds. *March 2007: First PUCC specifications were published. *June 2007: PUCC joined the Healthy Living project, as a part of the Information Grand Voyage Project, supported by METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry). *November 2008: PUCC continuously supports the Information Grad Voyage Project. PUCC open overlay network is used as a platform to gather information and NON-IP networks and devices such as sensor networks, USB, Bluetooth.

PUCC chairs

* Nobuo Saito (2004)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:P2p Universal Computing Consortium Computer network organizations Standards organizations in Japan