Patent ID: 7779088

Claim:
A method for a first peer and a second peer to share a plurality of data transfers to one or more storage devices, said first peer and said second peer each having access to said data transfers, where said method comprises the steps of: 1.1. said first peer transferring a first number of data transfers to said one or more storage devices; 1.2. said second peer transferring a second number of data transfers to said one or more storage devices; 1.3. in response to said first peer completing said transfer of said first number of data transfers to said one or more storage devices, said first peer assisting said second peer with said second number of data transfers; 1.4. in response to said second peer completing said transfer of said second number of data transfers to said one or more storage devices, said second peer assisting said first peer with said first number of data transfers; and 1.5. in response to said first peer and said second peer not completing all data transfers, returning to step 1.3.