Carrier-grade Peer-to-Peer (P2P) network, system and method
US9002955B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1091
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computing network, including: a plurality of peer computing devices including code, which when executed by a peer computing device causes the executing peer computing device to cooperate with at least one other of the peer computing devices; at least one server including code, which when executed by the at least one server locates at least one of the peer computing devices; and at least one mediator including code, which when executed by the at least on mediator collects charging information from at least some of the peer computing devices; wherein, the peer computing devices, at least one sever and at least one mediator are communicatively coupled via an at least carrier-grade telecommunications network being suitable for enhancing cooperation among the cooperating ones of the peer computing devices relative to best-efforts communications among the cooperating ones of the peer computing devices.
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