Modifying operation of peer-to-peer networks based on integrating network routing information
US7920572B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1093
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data processing method comprising establishing a first node in a peer-to-peer data communications network, wherein the node is configured as a supernode in conformance with a peer-to-peer communications protocol, wherein the first node is configured as an active listener to one or more network routing protocols executing at a network router; receiving a routing information message from one of the network routing protocols; modifying an operational characteristic of the first node in response to the routing information message; receiving a request from a second node in the peer-to-peer network for a resource that is known to the first node; and responding to the request based on the modified operational characteristic. For example, a peer-to-peer node may be configured as a network-aware BitTorrent Tracker, Gnutella supernode, etc., and can use IGP and BGP information from a router to determine how the node behaves.
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