Membership management of network nodes
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1. A method of managing membership of a network of nodes, comprising the steps of:
- organizing nodes of the network into a tree structure having a plurality of vertices, wherein each vertex of the tree structure comprises a group having a plurality of nodes; and
maintaining membership information at each node, wherein the membership information for a given node comprises information about a group to which the given node belongs and child groups of the group to which the given node belongs in the tree structure;
wherein the steps are performed at least in part by a processor.
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Abstract
Nodes of the network are organized into a tree structure having a plurality of vertices. Each vertex of the tree structure comprises a group having a plurality of nodes. Membership information is maintained at each node. The membership information for a given node comprises information about a group to which the given node belongs and child groups of the group to which the given node belongs in the tree structure. The steps are performed at least in part by a processor.
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1. A method of managing membership of a network of nodes, comprising the steps of:
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organizing nodes of the network into a tree structure having a plurality of vertices, wherein each vertex of the tree structure comprises a group having a plurality of nodes; and maintaining membership information at each node, wherein the membership information for a given node comprises information about a group to which the given node belongs and child groups of the group to which the given node belongs in the tree structure; wherein the steps are performed at least in part by a processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. Apparatus for managing membership of a network of nodes, comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and operative to;
(i) organize nodes of the network into a tree structure having a plurality of vertices, wherein each vertex of the tree structure comprises a group having a plurality of nodes; and
(ii) maintain membership information at each node, wherein the membership information for a given node comprises information about a group to which the given node belongs and child groups of the group to which the given node belongs in the tree structure.
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22. A method for making a computer implemented process to managing membership of a network of nodes, the method comprising the steps of:
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instantiating first computer instructions onto a non-transitory computer readable medium, the first computer instructions configured to organize nodes of the network into a tree structure having a plurality of vertices, wherein each vertex of the tree structure comprises a group having a plurality of nodes; and instantiating second computer instructions onto a non-transitory computer readable medium, the second computer instructions configured to maintain membership information at each node, wherein the membership information for a given node comprises information about a group to which the given node belongs and child groups of the group to which the given node belongs in the tree structure.
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