IPFS is a cool tech, for sure. But it looks like IPFS is focused on "high throughput content-addressed block storage model, with content-addressed hyperlinks".
The file-transfer needs of DIST is simply for a decentralized method of firmware updates--as outlined in the IBM ADEPT paper.
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IBM and Samsung are also working on a similar project using Ethereum, Bittorrent and Telehash:
http://www.coindesk.com/ibm-reveals-proof-concept-blockchain...
https://www.theprotocol.tv/adept-demo-ibm-samsung/
I wonder why they don't just use IPFS, too.
IPFS is a cool tech, for sure. But it looks like IPFS is focused on "high throughput content-addressed block storage model, with content-addressed hyperlinks".
The file-transfer needs of DIST is simply for a decentralized method of firmware updates--as outlined in the IBM ADEPT paper.