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Peer-to-peer (P2P) network identification

US12301655B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 9, 2022
Grant dateMay 13, 2025
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Expiry dateDec 16, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/1078
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Information related to data communication between a plurality of connected devices is obtained. A plurality of initiated connections between the plurality of connected devices as directed edges between nodes in a directed graph based on the information are defined. Each initiated connection is represented by a directed edge from a source node to a destination node in the directed graph, and each node comprises an internet protocol (IP) address of the node. The directed graph is explored to determine a plurality of source/destination-pairs, wherein each source/destination-pair contains a source IP address of a source node of a directed edge, and a destination IP address of a destination node of the directed edge. A peer-to-peer (P2P) network including a plurality of P2P devices is detected based on the source/destination-pairs.

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