Patent ID: 7764681
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for sending messages in a peer-to-peer network including a plurality of nodes, the method comprising: associating a location-independent address with a first node in the peer-to-peer network; sending a first message to the location-independent address, wherein the nodes in the peer-to-peer network are operable to route the first message to the first node with which the location-independent address is associated; re-associating the location-independent address with a second node in the peer-to-peer network instead of the first node in response to a request from the second node; and sending a second message to the location-independent address after re-associating the location-independent address with the second node, wherein the nodes in the peer-to-peer network are operable to route the second message to the second node with which the location-independent address is associated; wherein re-associating the location-independent address with the second node in the peer-to-peer network comprises associating a first instance of the location-independent address with the second node, wherein the method further comprises: