US 2011/0219114 A1 · POD-BASED SERVER BACKEND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PEER-ASSISTED APPLICATIONS

Abstract

A backend server for a peer-to-peer network manages nodes according to a pod-based management scheme. Each pod comprises a plurality of nodes and only nodes within the same pod can directly share data in the peer-to-peer network. The server dynamically allocates nodes to pods and dynamically allocates computing resources for pushing data to the pods based on characteristics of the incoming data stream and performance of the peer-to-peer sharing. By dynamically adjusting the pod structure and resources available to them based on monitored characteristics, the server can optimize performance of the peer-to-peer network.

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Dependent claims

A method performed by a server for distributing streaming digital content in a peer-to-peer network, the method comprising:

assigning a plurality of nodes to a plurality of pods, wherein each node is assigned to only one pod, wherein a node shares data with other nodes within its pod and does not share data with nodes outside its pod;
determining an allocation of server resources to the plurality of pods;
receiving from a streaming data source a given data block from a sequence of data blocks;
pushing the given data block to each of the plurality of pods according to the allocation of server resources;
monitoring performance of peer-to-peer sharing of the given data block within each pod;
and
re-allocating server resources between pods of the peer-to-peer network based on the monitored performance of the peer-to-peer sharing.

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A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions for distributing streaming digital content in a peer-to-peer network, the instructions when executed causing a processor to perform steps including:

assigning a plurality of nodes to a plurality of pods, wherein each node is assigned to only one pod, wherein a node shares data with other nodes within its pod and does not share data with nodes outside its pod;
determining an allocation of server resources to the plurality of pods;
receiving from a streaming data source a given data block from a sequence of data blocks;
pushing the given data block to each of the plurality of pods according to the allocation of server resources;
monitoring performance of peer-to-peer sharing of the given data block within each pod;
and
re-allocating server resources between pods of the peer-to-peer network based on the monitored performance of the peer-to-peer sharing.

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A system for distributing streaming digital content in a peer-to-peer network, the system comprising:

one or more processors;
and
a computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform steps including:
assigning a plurality of nodes to a plurality of pods, wherein each node is assigned to only one pod, wherein a node shares data with other nodes within its pod and does not share data with nodes outside its pod;
determining an allocation of server resources to the plurality of pods;
receiving from a streaming data source a given data block from a sequence of data blocks;
pushing the given data block to each of the plurality of pods according to the allocation of server resources;
monitoring performance of peer-to-peer sharing of the given data block within each pod;
and
re-allocating server resources between pods of the peer-to-peer network based on the monitored performance of the peer-to-peer sharing.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Pod-based server backend infrastructure for peer-assisted applications

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Pod-based server backend infrastructure for peer-assisted applications

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Abstract

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