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Localization Of Peer To Peer Traffic

  • US 20130166739A1
  • Filed: 02/14/2013
  • Published: 06/27/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of processing peer-to-peer requests comprising:

  • receiving an announce message from an announcing peer, the announce message containing an address of the announcing peer and content contained by the announcing peer;

    determining an internet service provider (ISP) associated with the address of the announcing peer using a first database, the first database associating addresses and ISPs;

    storing, at a network element, peer information in a second database, the peer information indicating the ISP associated with the announcing peer and the content contained by the announcing peer;

    receiving a request for content from a requester, the request for content including an address of the requester and content requested by the requester;

    determining an ISP associated with the address of the requester using the first database;

    formulating a response to the requester based on the determined ISP associated with the address of the requester, the content requested and a number of peers within the determined ISP that have the content requested as indicated by the second database; and

    sending the response to the requester.

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