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Method and apparatus for providing scalable resource discovery

US7177867B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 12, 2002
Grant dateFeb 13, 2007
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Expiry dateJul 3, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99939
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A scalable method and architecture for efficiently locating desired resources within a network containing a plurality of server nodes, each of which hosts or otherwise provides access to a subset of a global resource set. In one aspect of the invention, each of the server nodes are assigned membership in at least two sets, an “announce” set and a “request” set.

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