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Method for structuring a self-organized content distribution overlay network for a peer-to-peer network

  • US 8,346,882 B2
  • Filed: 07/23/2010
  • Issued: 01/01/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for structuring a content distribution overlay network for a peer-to-peer network, comprising:

  • receiving a request for content at a content node from a requesting node, the content node having processing capabilities to process the content for presentation to the requesting node;

    dynamically assembling an overlay network including the requesting node and the content node after receiving the request for content, the assembling of the overlay network being self-organized from available nodes of the peer-to-peer network that are available at a time of the request and based on the content requested;

    using the assembled overlay network,referring to a head node of the overlay network to determine if a child node of the head node in the overlay network has processing capabilities to process the content; and

    assigning the child node to process the content for presentation to the requesting node if the child node has processing capabilities to process the content for the requesting node.

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