Patent ID: 7936768
Filing Date: 2011-05-03
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a decentralized data network containing a plurality of network nodes, the network nodes being able to direct requests with an aid of checking values into the decentralized data network, which comprises the steps of: a) allocating to the network nodes in each case at least one table entry from a table of values distributed to the network nodes, each said table entry containing a checking value and data assigned to the checking value, and the network nodes each administering a contiguous range of values of the table entries; b) monitoring each of the network nodes for determining a frequency with which requests for checking values allocated to a respective network node are directed to the respective network node; c) if the frequency of the requests for at least one of the checking values to the respective network node exceeds a predetermined threshold value, allocating at least the one table entry of the checking value to one other network node; and d) removing the checking value for which the predetermined threshold value of the frequency of the requests in the respective network node was exceeded from a range of values of the respective network node and allocating it to the other network node, with the table entry of the range of values of the respective network node being allocated from a beginning of the range of values up to a removed checking value and excluding the checking value to the network node which has a range of values which lies adjacent to a start of the range of values of the respective network node lies, and with the table entries of the range of values of the respective network node being allocated from the removed checking value and excluding the checking value up to an end of the range of values of the respective network node to the respective network node as a new range of values.