Patent ID: 7881223
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for managing a network device in a peer-to-peer network that includes a plurality of at least three nodes, each node having a node ID, each respective node of the peer-to-peer network being associated with a different network device, the method comprising the steps of: a) looking up a successor node for a joining node that is joining the peer-to-peer network; b) receiving, by the joining node, a message identifying the successor node; c) sending a first joining message from the joining node that is joining the peer-to-peer network to the successor node of the joining node, the successor node of the joining node being determined from the node ID of the joining node, the first joining message including information relating to the joining node; d) receiving, by the joining node from the successor node, another message indicating the successor node and a predecessor of the successor node, as two neighboring nodes of the joining node; e) joining the joining node to the peer-to-peer network by