Design Overview
The application diagram provides a graphical overview of the logical elements.
Metadata Management: The core of the Osprey application. Descriptive information is maintained in this area.
Search: Keyword and advanced by-field searching helps a person find what he or she is looking for.
Bittorrent Tracker: Manages the Bittorrent clients downloading content via the P2P network.
Permaseed: Links the content available on a web server to the P2P network. This acts as a permanent seeding component, making files available to Bittorrent clients.
OAI: Makes the metadata stored in the Osprey application available for harvesting via the Open Archives Initiative protocol.
Application Tracker: This mechanism allows Osprey applications to register themselves with a parent Osprey site. The installations can then offer distributed searching and cross-installation communication.
