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Connection Management in Peer-to-Peer Content Distribution Clouds

  • US 20080294779A1
  • Filed: 12/04/2006
  • Published: 11/27/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing connections at a node in a peer-to-peer content distribution cloud, said method comprising:

  • (i) monitoring traffic on connections at the node for a specified first time period;

    (ii) allocating, as being in a notify state, any idle connections at the node over which content has been requested from a neighbor but is not present at that neighbor; and

    (iii) tearing down any connections at the node which have been idle for at least that specified first time period and which are not in a notify state.

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