PEER NODE AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED PEER NODE SELECTION
First Claim
1. Peer node adapted to exchange data with other peer nodes through a peer-to-peer protocol, said peer node comprising a categorization and selection module adaptedto receive peer node identifiers extracted from messages received from said other peer nodes;
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to select a peer node identifier as a peer node identifier to be used by the peer node for communication through the peer-to-peer protocol, if said peer node identifier was categorized in a first category of said at least two categories.
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Abstract
A peer node configured to exchange data with other peer nodes through a peer-to-peer protocol includes a categorization and selection module. The selection module is configured to receive peer node identifiers extracted from messages received from the other peer nodes, to categorize the peer node identifiers according to one or more criteria in one of at least two categories, and to select a peer node identifier as a peer node identifier to be used for communication through the peer-to-peer protocol, if the peer node identifier was categorized in a first category of the at least two categories.
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15 Claims
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1. Peer node adapted to exchange data with other peer nodes through a peer-to-peer protocol, said peer node comprising a categorization and selection module adapted
to receive peer node identifiers extracted from messages received from said other peer nodes; - and
to categorize said peer node identifiers according to one or more criteria in one of at least two categories; and to select a peer node identifier as a peer node identifier to be used by the peer node for communication through the peer-to-peer protocol, if said peer node identifier was categorized in a first category of said at least two categories. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Method for selecting a peer node identifier to be used for communicating between peer nodes through a peer-to-peer protocol, said method comprising at a peer node:
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receiving messages from other peer nodes containing one or more peer node identifiers; categorizing each peer node identifier of said one or more peer node identifiers according to one or more criteria in one of at least two categories; and if a peer node identifier is categorized in a first category of said at least categories, selecting the peer node identifier as a peer node identifier to be used by the peer node for communicating through the peer-to-peer protocol, preferably a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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