Microsoft released a beta Windows XP Peer-to-Peer Software Development Kit (SDK) and enhancements to the IPv6 networking stack. The company said developers could leverage IPv6 and peer-to-peer infrastructure to create decentralized applications and services. The SDK includes updated Windows XP application programming interfaces (APIs) for scalable peer-to-peer name resolution, efficient multipoint communication, creation and management of persistent peer-to-peer groups, and distributed data management. Enhancements to IPv6 include support for Network Address Translation (NAT) traversal and an IPv6 firewall to help protect IPv6-enabled machines. The Windows XP Peer-to-Peer SDK beta uses IPv6 for all peer-to-peer application communication. The related Windows XP Peer-to-Peer Networking Update supports automatic tunneling technology, enabling IPv6 communication over existing IPv4 networks and NAT devices.
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- More on Microsoft Windows—IPv6 http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/ipv6/default.mspx
- More on Windows Peer-to-Peer Networking Beta http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p2p/
