Systems and methods for distributing data

A system of distributing data within an internet having a plurality of nodes, the system comprising:

• circuitry that receives, in a first node in the plurality of nodes, a first identifier, the first identifier corresponding to a file, the file having a plurality of portions;
• circuitry that subsequently uses the first identifier to select a second node in the plurality of nodes, by generating a first result by performing an operation with the first identifier and a second identifier, the second identifier corresponding to a node, generating a second result by performing the operation with the first identifier and a third identifier, the third identifier corresponding to another node, and selecting the second node by comparing the first and second results;
• circuitry, in the first node, that receives a set of IP addresses from the second node, the set of IP addresses including a first IP address and a second IP address;
• circuitry, in the first node, that uses the first IP address to send a message to a third node in the plurality of nodes;
• circuitry, in the first node, that subsequently receives a first portion of the file from the third node;
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• circuitry, in the first node, that uses the second IP address to send the first portion of the file to a fourth node in the plurality of nodes.

A method of distributing data within an internet having a plurality of nodes, the method comprising:

• receiving, in a first node in the plurality of nodes, a first identifier, the first identifier corresponding to a data structure, the data structure having a plurality of portions;
• subsequently, using the first identifier to select a second node in the plurality of nodes, by generating a first result by performing an operation with the first identifier and a second identifier, the second identifier corresponding to a node, generating a second result by performing an operation with the first identifier and a third identifier, the third identifier corresponding to another node, and selecting the second node by comparing the first and second results;
• receiving, in the first node, a set of IP addresses from the second node, the set of IP addresses including a first IP address and a second IP address;
• in the first node, using the first IP address to send a message to a third node in the plurality of nodes;
• subsequently, in the first node, receiving a first portion of the data structure from the third node;
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• in the first node, using the second IP address to send the first portion of the data structure to a fourth node in the plurality of nodes.

A method of distributing data within an internet having a plurality of nodes, the method comprising:

• receiving, in a first node in the plurality of nodes, a first signal, the first signal corresponding to a file, the file having a plurality of portions;
• subsequently, using the first signal to select a second node in the plurality of nodes, by generating a first result by performing an operation with the first signal and a second signal, the second signal corresponding to a node, generating a second result by performing an operation with the first signal and a third signal, the third signal corresponding to another node, and selecting the second node by comparing the first and second results;
• receiving, in the first node, a set of IP addresses from the second node, the set of IP addresses including a first IP address and a second IP address;
• in the first node, using the first IP address to send a message to the third node;
• subsequently, in the first node, receiving a first portion of the file from the third node;
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• in the first node, using the second IP address to send the first portion of the file to a fourth node in the plurality of nodes.