Service infrastructure for serving client nodes based on P2P connections
US9774669B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/563
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An infrastructure for serving client nodes is disclosed, wherein the infrastructure comprises: a first plurality of service nodes; a second plurality of client nodes; and at least one linking server for providing connecting information to enable the nodes to establish connections between each other, wherein each service node provides service to at least one of the second plurality of client nodes through P2P connections respectively, and a first service node of the first plurality of service nodes acts as a client node to receive service from a second service node of the first plurality of service nodes.
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