Command and control of arbitrary resources in a peer-to-peer network
US7849203B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/2876
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided is a method and apparatus for virtualizing access to resources in a distributed peer-to-peer (P2P) network. Specifically, a resource locally managed by a peer in the P2P network can be published such that other peers can identify the peer managing the resource. Any peer requesting access to the resource of another peer establishes communication to the peer managing the resource. After establishing communication, a proxy of the peer managing the resource can establish a proxy interface. The proxy interface operating on the peer requesting access, permits the peer requesting access to generate command and control data to control the resource. Thus, the peer requesting access believes that it manages the local resource, while in reality, the peer requesting access only has virtualized access to the resource.
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