Large-scale network querying and reporting
US8904039B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/6418
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A server receives “registration” messages from nodes in a network, sufficiently infrequently to prevent overburden. Registration messages include information about registering nodes, other nodes, or node relationships. The server sends “instruction” messages to registering nodes, requesting information about the network. Each registering node obtains the requested information, and forwards those messages to other nodes, which act similarly. Nodes receiving instruction messages sometimes send “reporting” messages to the server, providing information it originally requested. The server thus receives detailed information about the network, without communicating with too many nodes, and without aggregating too much of that information. The server can interact with users using only resources growing at O(1) with the size of the network.
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