DISTRIBUTED PROPAGATION OF DATA IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method for distributed propagation of data in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
- providing a unique host identifier for peer network entities in the wireless communication network, each host identifier having a length of B bits;
requesting data from peer network entities using a request having a host identifier of the requesting network entity;
if a peer network entity is hosting the requested data, comparing the host identifiers of the requesting network entity and the peer network entity receiving the request to determine a match; and
responding to the request if a match is determined.
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Abstract
A technique for distributed propagation of data in a wireless communication network includes providing 600 a unique host identifier for each peer network entity in the wireless communication network, each host identifier having a length of B bits. A next step includes requesting 602 data from peer network entities using a request having a host identifier of the requesting network entity. A next step includes, if a peer network entity is hosting the requested data, comparing 608 the host identifiers of the requesting network entity and the peer network entity receiving the request to determine a match. A next step includes responding 610 to the request if a match is determined.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for distributed propagation of data in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
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providing a unique host identifier for peer network entities in the wireless communication network, each host identifier having a length of B bits; requesting data from peer network entities using a request having a host identifier of the requesting network entity; if a peer network entity is hosting the requested data, comparing the host identifiers of the requesting network entity and the peer network entity receiving the request to determine a match; and responding to the request if a match is determined. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for distributed propagation of data in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
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providing a unique host identifier for each peer network entity in the wireless communication network, each host identifier having a length of B bits; requesting data from peer network entities using a request having a host identifier of the requesting network entity, wherein this step is repeated a number of times, Q, up B+1; if a peer network entity is hosting the requested data, truncating the length of the host identifiers of the requesting and peer network entities by one bit for each subsequent repeat, Q, of the request, and comparing the host identifiers of the requesting network entity and the peer network entity receiving the request to determine a match; and responding to the request if a match is determined.
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9. A network entity for distributed propagation of data in a wireless communication network, the network entity comprising:
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a transceiver; and a processor coupled to the transceiver, the processor operable to provide a unique host identifier having a length of B bits for the network entity, receive a request for data from a requesting network entity where the request includes a host identifier of the requesting network entity, wherein if the network entity is hosting the requested data, the processor is operable to comparing its host identifier with that of the requesting network entity to determine a match, and if a match is determined the processor directs the transceiver to respond to the request. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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