Apparatus and method for community relay node discovery
US7788378B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/4541
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of discovering a community relay node within a network community wherein the community relay node is operatively coupled to an access-protected client and adapted to facilitate communication between the access-protected client and a requesting client, includes receiving a request message from a requesting client relating to a request for a community relay node, associating the request message with a serverless name resolution protocol name, selecting a community relay node from among a list of community relay nodes based on the serverless name resolution protocol name, wherein the list of community relay nodes comprises at least one internet protocol address associated with a community relay node, and returning an internet protocol address of the selected community relay node to the requesting client.
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