BitTorrent is a great protocol to distribute large files. One of it’s main advantages is that every downloader starts sharing right away, even without having a full copy of the file.
Other key features of BitTorrent are:
The BitTorrent simulator is a nice graphical representation of how and why BitTorrent works.
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