Peer based distribution of edge applications

A system comprising:

• an application module;
• a memory storing processor-executable steps;
• and
• an application processor coupled to the memory, and in communication with the application module and operative to execute the processor-executable process steps to cause the system to:
• receive a request from at least one master agent for application content at the application module, wherein the application content is for execution at one or more assets;
• determine an origin of the request and determine a requesting hierarchy associated with the request, wherein the requesting hierarchy includes at least one intermediate distribution node the request passes through en route from the origin to the master agent;
• determine, via the at least one intermediate distribution node, a route for the application content through any nodes sitting below the intermediate distribution node in the requesting hierarchy;
• exchange metadata associated with the requesting hierarchy and metadata associated with the requested application content;
• determine whether to distribute the application content based on an analysis of the exchanged metadata;
• distribute the application content to the at least one node located in one or more assets based on the analysis;
• and
• generate an operating response of the one or more assets based on the distributed application content.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program code, the program code executable by a computer system to cause the computer system to:

• receive a request from at least one master agent for application content at the application module, wherein the application content is for execution at one or more assets;
• determine an origin of the request and determine a requesting hierarchy associated with the request, wherein the requesting hierarchy includes at least one intermediate distribution node the request passes through en route from the origin to the master agent;
• determine, via the at least one intermediate distribution node, a route for the application content through any nodes sitting below the intermediate distribution node in the requesting hierarchy;
• exchange metadata associated with the requesting hierarchy and metadata associated with the requested application content;
• determine whether to distribute the application content based on an analysis of the exchanged metadata;
• distribute the application content to the at least one node located in the one or more assets based on the analysis;
• and
• generate an operating response of the one or more assets based on the distributed application content.