System and methods for announcing and locating services in a distributed peer-to-peer network
CA 2581199 C · Owner: Cooper, Eric · Inventors: Stelzig, James Andrew; Cooper, Eric; Poustchi, Behrouz
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Systems and methods for announcing and locating services that are shared in a distributed manner within a peer-to-peer packet-based network are provided by embodiments of the invention. As opposed to every network device of the network requiring a copy of every desired service one or more network devices , maintain a copy of a particular service and the service is shared by any network device in the network that requires the service. Available services at a particular network device are registered with that network device and then service availability is announced to all other network devices on the network. Network devices maintain lists of what services are available on the network …
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