Patent ID: 7778187
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for use in a peer-to-peer hybrid network comprising: retrieving a profile and a routing table from an access server by a first endpoint during an authentication process, wherein the profile identifies a second endpoint as an endpoint with which the first endpoint has permission to communicate, and the routing table contains address information needed for the first endpoint to communicate directly with the second endpoint; sending a notification message from the first endpoint directly to the second endpoint using the address information to inform the second endpoint that the first endpoint is online; determining that a failure has occurred in communicating with the second endpoint, wherein the access server cannot communicate with the second endpoint using the address information; and sending a failure message from the access server to the first endpoint, wherein the failure message notifies the first endpoint that the second endpoint cannot be communicated with using the address information.