Method and apparatus for discovering computers for storing fragments of files in a computer network
CA 2511298 A1 · Owner: British Telecommunications Public Limited Company · Inventors: Mckee, Paul Francis; Robertson, Derrick Diarmuid
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The discovery process comprises the device (10) generating messages (112 120 , 126) which together have the purpose of identifying a predetermined number of devices which satisfy a test condition included in each message. These messages are sent respectively to the on-line devices (12 20, 26) , neighbouring device (10). To ensure that no more devices than necessary are identified by the messages, each message includes a variable which is referred to as a token bucket which indicates the number of devices to be discovered by the message. Additionally, each message includes a unique identifier. When a device (12, 20 26) receives a discovery message sent from another device it , …
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- Filed December 11, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 11, 2023.
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