PEER-TO-PEER PERFORMANCE

摘要

Embodiments disclosed herein can be used to improve the distribution of digital content in a peer-to-peer network. In certain embodiments, computing devices are mapped into different groups based on location information, and inter-group information is collected and used to identify other computing devices to which it would be efficient and effective for a computing device to send download requests for digital content. In certain embodiments, computing devices are grouped into clusters of computing devices, and different computing devices within the same cluster are instructed or recommended to send download requests for different digital content units to computing devices outside of the cluster so that the plurality of computing devices within the same cluster will collectively obtain all of the different digital content units. The computing devices within the same cluster can then share the digital content units with one another.

主权项

1. A method for identifying one or more other computing devices of a peer-to-peer network to which to effect or recommend that a computing device of the peer-to-peer network send one or more download requests for digital content, the method comprising:
mapping each of a plurality of computing devices to one of a plurality of different groups based on location information corresponding to each of the plurality of computing devices; accessing inter-group information including at least one of inter-group data transfer rate information and inter-group availability information; identifying, for one of the computing devices mapped to one of the groups, one of the other groups to which to send one or more download requests for digital content, said identifying based on the accessed inter-group information; and effecting or recommending sending of a download request for the digital content from the one of the computing devices mapped to one of the groups to one or more computing devices mapped to the identified one of the other groups.