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P2P isn't a good architecture for something like that. You pull data from a leaf node, through the core network, back to another leaf node, traversing the relatively slow last mile coax part of the network twice. Meanwhile, a relatively small number of movies and shows will dominate the demand, which Comcast can easily cache near the edges of its network. There is a reason Netflix is vying to get equipment in those spots.


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