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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A PEER OF A PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK TO SEARCH FOR AVAILABLE RESOURCES

  • US 20100042727A1
  • Filed: 10/21/2009
  • Published: 02/18/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer implemented method for managing a peer of a peer-to-peer network to search for an available resource, comprising method operations of:

  • organizing peers of the peer-to-peer network in a hierarchical structure based upon locality of the peers;

    receiving a request for the available resource at a parent, the request received as a request bit string from the peer;

    accessing an aggregate availability bit string associated with the parent, the aggregate availability bit string representing an aggregate resource available at all children of the parent;

    determining if one or more children of the parent are able to provide the available resource, the determination is by performing a logical operation with bits of the request bit string and bits of the aggregate availability bit string;

    when more than one child of the parent is able to provide the available resource, identifying a child with available resource that is closest to the peer to provide resource to satisfy the resource request of the request bit string.

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