Patent ID: 7676541
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computing system comprising a processor and memory that stores a first node module in which agent programs can execute, the first node module comprising: (a) a peer discovery module that receives a window from a discovery system in order to detect a second node module within a distributed computing architecture, wherein (b) a peer interaction module though which the first node module communicates with the second node module in accordance with the window, wherein the window comprises an identifying attribute of the second node module, and wherein the first node module is configured to introduce an agent program that can be sent to the second node module, though the peer interaction module, and wherein the agent program executes in the second node module, wherein the discovery system provides the window and determines the first and second parameters “N” and “M” such that the first node module is able to interact only with node modules contained in the window provided by the discovery system.