Patent ID: 9179305
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: G06F,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a first peer node in a communication network, comprising: filtering, via a hardware-based processor of the first peer node, a plurality of selected identifiers through a Bloom filter to produce a bit vector, the plurality of selected identifiers being a subset of pairing identifiers that identify a subset of previously established pairing relationships between the first peer node and other peer nodes, each pairing identifier of the subset based on a unique identifier selected by the first peer node and another unique identifier selected by a respective one of the other peer nodes; inserting, into a first message, the bit vector produced by the Bloom filter; transmitting, via a transmitter of the first peer node, the first message to a second peer node of the communication network; and receiving, via a receiver of the first peer node, second message from the second peer node, the second message comprising a packet and indicating a match to one of the plurality of selected identifiers, the match representing a potential pairing relationship between the first peer node and the second peer node.