Network traffic control in peer-to-peer environments
US7600033B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 28, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and an electronic unit are disclosed for controlling traffic on a network, especially for controlling peer-to-peer related traffic. A filter unit is intercepting messages related to peer-to-peer application from a network line, irrespective of the messages' destination, A control logic then manages a request represented by an intercepted message subject to its content and subject to peering specific information.
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