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Autonomous system topology based auxiliary network for peer-to-peer overlay network

  • US 20040085912A1
  • Filed: 10/31/2002
  • Published: 05/06/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An autonomous system topology based auxiliary network for a peer-to-peer overlay network, comprising:

  • a plurality of expressway nodes in an autonomous system space, wherein one or more expressway nodes in the autonomous system space are configured to establish a number of expressway connections with one or more other expressway nodes such that a number of established expressway connections is arbitrary for each of the one or more expressway nodes; and

    a plurality of ordinary nodes in the autonomous system space, wherein one or more ordinary nodes in the autonomous system space are configured to establish a number of ordinary connections with the one or more expressway nodes.

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