Peer, application and method for detecting faulty peer in peer-to-peer network
US9276808B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1093
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An application, peer and method for determining a faulty peer in a structured Peer-to-Peer overlay network. The overlay network includes plural peers besides the faulty peer. The method includes determining that a message sent from a given peer to a target peer along a first path did not reach the target peer; determining an intermediate peer at which the message had arrived; using a second path to send the message from the given peer to the target peer; determining that the message had arrived at the target peer on the second path; adjusting a node identifier (nodeID) of at least one of the target peer and the intermediate peer to obtain a new target peer or a new intermediate peer; and reusing the first and second paths to send the message to the new target peer or the new intermediate peer until the faulty peer is detected.
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