What is ADC, anyway?

The protocol uhub speaks.

ADC is a messaging protocol used in a peer-to-peer network, heavily inspired by the Direct Connect network. It consists mainly of two types of network node: clients and hubs.

Unlike some other peer-to-peer networks, ADC is centralized and community-controlled. Clients connect to one or more hubs to communicate with other clients. This is comparable to super nodes (or ultra nodes) in other networks, except hubs do not openly communicate with each other. The advantage of this design is that hubs control who can access the network, and multiple private networks can coexist.

The ADC protocol specification is developed by the ADC project.