Patent · US Expired

Scalable peer-to-peer network with a directory service

US8266216B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11References

16Claims

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Steffen Rusitschka · Munich, DE
Alan Southall · Birkenfeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 4, 2002
Grant date	Sep 11, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 18, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L69/329
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for creates a directory service in a scalable peer-to-peer-network, which is distributed to groups having at least one peer. In order to release a resource and to start a search enquiry for a resource, allocation values are formed using an allocation instruction according to the resource allocation values from a predefined address area. Only one group is responsible for each allocation value and the release of a resource or search enquiry for a resource is transmitted to the responsible group only.

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