Efficient file routing system
AssigneeLiveQoS Inc.
InventorsStephane Brunet, Martin William Horne, Miika Anttoni Klemetti
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Abstract
A method for efficiently routing a file from a file source to be accessed by one or more file recipients connected by a plurality of paths in one or more networks. For each file recipient the method evaluates one or more predetermined criteria to select the most efficient one of the plurality of paths to use for routing the file. The method routes the file to each file recipient using the most efficient one of the plurality of paths. One of the paths may be a direct Peer-to-Peer (P2P) transfer from a file source to a file recipient.
Claims9
A method for efficiently routing a file from a file source to be accessed by one or more file recipients connect by a plurality of paths in one or more networks, said method comprising:
- evaluating for each file recipient one or more predetermined criteria to select the most efficient one of said plurality of paths to use for routing said file;
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- routing said file to each file recipient using said most efficient one of said plurality of paths.
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