Method For Selection of Suitable Peers in a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Network
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
InventorsAyodele Damola, Andreas Johnsson, Johan Kolhi
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for selecting suitable peers CL1-CL5 in a peer to peer network for content downloading. The method comprises: Requesting addresses of peers possessing a specified content. Receiving to an operator node MON4, a reply comprising the requested addresses. Modifying 3 the reply, which modifying is based on operator preference available to the operator node. Sending the modified reply to a requesting client.
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A method for selecting suitable peers in a peer to peer network for content downloading, the method comprising:
- receiving at an operator node, a reply to a request, which request was transmitted by a client, for addresses of peers possessing at least a portion of specified content, the reply comprising a set of one or more peer addresses, wherein each peer address included in the set is an address of a peer that possesses at least a portion of the specified content;
- modifying the reply based on operator preference information available to the operator node;
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- sending the modified reply to the client.
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A node for selecting suitable peers in a peer to peer network for content downloading, the node comprising:
- a receiver to receive a reply comprising addresses of peers holding at least a portion of a requested content, wherein the reply is transmitted in response to a request transmitted by a client;
- a processor to modify the reply, which modifying is based on operator preference available to the node;
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- a transmitter to send the modified reply to the client.
Article of manufacture comprising a program storage medium having a computer readable code embodied therein to select suitable peers in a peer to peer network for content downloading, which computer readable program code comprises:
- computer readable program code for receiving a reply comprising a set of one or more requested addresses, wherein the reply is transmitted in response to a request for peer addresses transmitted by client;
- computer readable program code for modifying the reply based on available operator preference information;
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- computer readable program code for sending the modified reply to the client.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.