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Responsibility-based peering

US9722883B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 13, 2013
Grant dateAug 1, 2017
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Expiry dateSep 5, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L61/58
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is operable in a network comprising multiple service endpoints running on a plurality of devices, A node in a group of the multiple service endpoints receives a request relating to a particular resource. The node determines what kind of responsibility it has for the request based on at least one kind responsibility assigned to the node for requests relating to the particular resource; and based on the determining, the node attempts to process the request in accordance with the type of the particular resource and the kind of responsibility the node has for the resource.

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