Patent ID: 6983326
Filing Date: 2006-01-03
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for facilitating distributed function discovery in a peer-to-peer network, comprising: receiving a broadcast request for a service function from a peer client at a peer server; locating information regarding a location remote to the peer server having the requested service function using a stored list of service functions locally stored at the peer server; and responding to the peer client with a response containing the location remote to the peer server if information on the requested service function is located; wherein said peer server listens for a broadcast response packet from the peer client over the network for a randomly generated delay response period prior to said responding, wherein said responding is only performed upon non-receipt of the response packet at expiry of the delay response period, and said responding is cancelled upon receipt of the broadcast response packet during the randomly generated delay response period.