Peer-to-peer message format data structure
US7912948B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 2, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/329
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wire protocol is described which implements connection management and other methods to give enhanced peer-to-peer content distribution. Connections between nodes can be placed in a “notify” state when they are idle but may soon yield useful content. This notify state is also used together with a content request/response cycle to allow a peer to evaluate content available at a neighbour. If no suitable content is available a notify state is entered. When new content is later received at the neighbour it is able to inform the requesting node to allow it to restart the content request/response cycle.
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