Methods and Apparatus for Membership Management of Network Nodes
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1. A method of managing membership of a network of nodes, comprising the steps of:
- organizing nodes of the network into a tree structure having a plurality of vertices, wherein each vertex of the tree structure comprises a group having a plurality of nodes; and
maintaining membership information at each node, wherein the membership information for a given node comprises information about a group to which the given node belongs and child groups of the group to which the given node belongs in the tree structure.
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Abstract
Techniques for managing membership of a network of nodes are provided. Nodes of the network are organized into a tree structure having a plurality of vertices. Each vertex of the tree structure comprises a group having a plurality of nodes. Membership information is maintained at each node. The membership information for a given node comprises information about a group to which the given node belongs and child groups of the group to which the given node belongs in the tree structure.
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1. A method of managing membership of a network of nodes, comprising the steps of:
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organizing nodes of the network into a tree structure having a plurality of vertices, wherein each vertex of the tree structure comprises a group having a plurality of nodes; and maintaining membership information at each node, wherein the membership information for a given node comprises information about a group to which the given node belongs and child groups of the group to which the given node belongs in the tree structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. Apparatus for managing membership of a network of nodes, comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and operative to;
(i) organize nodes of the network into a tree structure having a plurality of vertices, wherein each vertex of the tree structure comprises a group having a plurality of nodes; and
(ii) maintain membership information at each node, wherein the membership information for a given node comprises information about a group to which the given node belongs and child groups of the group to which the given node belongs in the tree structure.
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22. A method for making a computer implemented process to managing membership of a network of nodes, the method comprising the steps of instantiating first computer instructions onto a computer readable medium, the first computer instructions configured to organize nodes of the network into a tree structure having a plurality of vertices, wherein each vertex of the tree structure comprises a group having a plurality of nodes;
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instantiating second computer instructions onto a computer readable medium, the second computer instructions configured to maintain membership information at each node, wherein the membership information for a given node comprises information about a group to which the given node belongs and child groups of the group to which the given node belongs in the tree structure.
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