Contribution aware peer-to-peer live streaming service
US9094416B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/104
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of admitting a joining contribution-aware peer to a peer-to-peer network is described including receiving a plurality of system parameters at the joining peer, the plurality of system parameters further including a system resource index and determining an entitled incoming degree value for the joining peer, the determined entitled incoming degree reflecting a value of the system resource index. Also described is a bootstrap node for a contribution-aware peer-to-peer network including a processor device and a network interface device coupled to the processor device, the network interface device being adapted to be coupled to a communication network, the processor device being adapted to receive a request for potential parent peer identification information from the communication network through the network interface device and whereas the processor device is adapted to respond with a plurality of device identification values and a system parameter.
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