Introduction to P2P or UID

Peer-to-peer (P2P) computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads between peers. Peers are equally privileged, equipotent participants in the application. 

Applies to: All Reolink Cameras & NVRs except for cameras in the NVR kit and add-on cameras.

Here is a brief introduction to Reolink P2P Sever:

Reolink P2P Server = Main Server + Relay Server

Main Server: For all UID registers.

Relay Server: For transferring data when P2P doesn’t work.

Server Provider: Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Server (AWS).

Server Location:

• US: Western US, Eastern US
• EU: Ireland
• Asia: Singapore

Backup Server: Each location has at least 2 backup servers to guarantee that the system can work properly. Each Server can work as a backup server if any server is down.

• UID refers to a unique identifier. A unique identifier (UID) is an identifier that is guaranteed to be unique among all identifiers used for those objects and for a specific purpose. The concept has been formalized early in Computer science and Information systems, in general associating it to an atomic data type.