Peer-to-peer network booting
US9665380B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 26, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4416
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique for booting a computing device using a boot image that is downloaded from a distributed network booting system involves identifying a tracker computing device that manages a plurality of computing devices that store all or a portion of the boot image, receiving from the tracker computing device information about one or more computing devices from which to download the boot image, and downloading the boot image from the one or more computing devices.
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