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Seamless peer-to-peer communications in a layered communications architecture

  • US 5,790,553 A
  • Filed: 10/04/1995
  • Issued: 08/04/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/19/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A data transmission system having a layered communications architecture in which a service user entity in one layer of a node of said system secures services from a service provider entity in an adjacent lower level layer of said node by means of service access points through which information blocks are routed between said service user entity and said service provider entity, said system comprising:

  • a peer service access point for connecting any two peer entities in the same layer of said node for direct, seamless peer-to-peer communications of said information blocks between said any two entities, andmeans in each of said any two peer entities for setting up and maintaining communications between said any two peer entities via the peer service access point, said means for setting up and maintaining communications further comprising;

    a directory services entity responsive to a request from a first one of the peer entities for identifying an address associated with a second one of the peer entities, anda directory services entity responsive to a request from a first one of the peer entities for identifying an address associated with a second one of the peer entities, andmeans responsive to the address identification from the directory services entity for activating the peer service access point between said first one of the peer entities and said second one of the peer entities.

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