Method and device for distributing digital data in particular for a peer-to-peer network
US8463936B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/1834
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of distributing digital data implemented in a telecommunications system that has at least one holding server device able to hold digital data and to receive at least one request for supplying said digital data, at least one client device able to request the digital data of the holding server device, and at least one replication server device able to store a replica of the digital data of the holding server device and to supply the replica digital data to the client device. The method, which is executed after the reception by the holding server device of a request to obtain digital data coming from the client device, selects, on the basis of predetermined information relating to the server devices and/or client devices, from among the holding server device and the at least one replication server device, a server device for supplying the digital data to the client device, and in a case where a replication server device is selected, creating a replica of the requested digital data in the selected replication server device, and redirecting the client device to the selected replication server device for obtaining the digital data.
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