Bootstrapping in peer-to-peer networks with network address translators
US9137027B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 20, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1046
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A joining peer is bootstrapped into in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network in the presence of network address translators (NAT). A bootstrap peer is contact by the joining peer to establish a connection between the joining peer and an admitting peer in the peer-to-peer network. The joining peer receives an indication from the bootstrap peer that the connection between the joining peer and the admitting peer has been established with a message path through the bootstrap peer. The indication includes contact information for the admitting peer. The connection is them modified to remove all proxies therefrom.
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