Description: This series of articles describes the role of Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) devices in Peer-to-Peer (P2P) computing. We will take JXTA (visit www.jxta.org for details) as an example P2P network and show why, when, and how to use J2ME as a JXTA peer.In the first article of this series, we will describe how JXTA has defined the functionality and characteristics of a virtual network topology that can work over any existing network technology (such as IEEE 802.11-based LANs, and the IP-based Internet). We will then discuss the special features that JXTA has achieved by defining a virtual network overlay on top of existing technologies.
