Patent ID: 7333486
Filing Date: 2008-02-19
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of monitoring at least one interconnection between at least two nodes in a distributed network, said method comprising the steps of: designating at least one of the nodes as at least one subscriber node, wherein the subscriber node selects a subset of information using a predicate field; designating a parent node for each subscriber node; prompting at least one subscriber node to ascertain the integrity of an interconnection with at least one parent node, wherein said prompting step comprises periodically prompting the subscriber node to send a verification message to the parent node to ascertain the integrity of an in interconnection with the parent node; and selectively ascertaining a quality of service associated with the at least one subscriber node; wherein said step of ascertaining the quality of service comprises the subscriber node specifying a quality of service parameter value to specify an importance of placement of the subscriber node in the network.