Content distribution network
First Claim
1. Content distribution network for the distribution of a digital object comprising:
- a plurality of peers, at least some of the plurality of peers being connected to at least some of the others of the plurality of peers and having a peer location identifier and a download client for downloading the digital object;
a plurality of distributed caches, whereby at least some of the plurality of peers are connected to at least some of the plurality of distributed caches;
a private tracker for managing the distribution of the digital object among the plurality of distributed caches;
a public tracker for managing the distribution of the digital object between the plurality of peers.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a content distribution network for the distribution of a digital object in a peer-to-peer network with a plurality of peers having a peer location identifier and a download client (103a) for downloading the digital object. A of distributed caches (312a, 312b) is present in the peer-to-peer network. At least some of the plurality of peers (102a, 102b, 102c) are connected to at least some of the plurality of distributed caches (312). A private tracker for managing the distribution of the digital object among the plurality of distributed caches (312a, 312b) and a public tracker for managing the distribution of the digital object between the plurality of peers (102a, 102b, 102c) are present.
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10 Claims
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1. Content distribution network for the distribution of a digital object comprising:
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a plurality of peers, at least some of the plurality of peers being connected to at least some of the others of the plurality of peers and having a peer location identifier and a download client for downloading the digital object; a plurality of distributed caches, whereby at least some of the plurality of peers are connected to at least some of the plurality of distributed caches; a private tracker for managing the distribution of the digital object among the plurality of distributed caches; a public tracker for managing the distribution of the digital object between the plurality of peers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for the distribution of a digital object over a network to at least one of a plurality of peers comprising:
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placing at least a first piece of the digital object on a content supplier; transferring at least the first piece of the digital object to a least one of a plurality of distributed caches; announcing the availability of the digital object to at least one of the plurality of peers; downloading at least the first piece of the digital object to the at least one of the plurality of peers. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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