# p2p

The p2p package provides an abstraction around peer-to-peer communication.

Docs:

- [Connection](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blob/master/docs/spec/p2p/connection.md) for details on how connections and multiplexing work
- [Peer](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blob/master/docs/spec/p2p/peer.md) for details on peer ID, handshakes, and peer exchange
- [Node](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blob/master/docs/spec/p2p/node.md) for details about different types of nodes and how they should work
- [Pex](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blob/master/docs/spec/reactors/pex/pex.md) for details on peer discovery and exchange
- [Config](https://github.com/tendermint/tendermint/blob/master/docs/spec/p2p/config.md) for details on some config option