Method and system for supporting the selection of communication peers in an overlay network
US9021018B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for supporting the selection of communication peers in an overlay network, wherein a multitude of communication peers participate in the overlay network by providing certain pieces of information, and wherein at least one peer-to-peer server—tracker—is provided that maintains a database of the participating communication peers and the information possessed by them, wherein the tracker, upon receiving a query regarding a specific piece of information from a communication peer—requesting client—, answers the query by providing the requesting client a list that includes a subset of all communication peers possessing the requested piece of information, includes providing a network entity located such that it receives messages directed from the requesting client to the tracker, wherein the network entity stamps topological location information of the requesting client into any of the messages directed from the requesting client to the tracker. Furthermore, a corresponding system is disclosed.
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