PEER NEGOTIATION OF AREA SERVICE PREFERENCES

摘要

Methods and systems may provide for joining an overlay network of a plurality of peer devices and identifying a local preference for an area service available to the plurality of peer devices. Additionally, the local preference may be used to negotiate a common preference for the area service with the plurality of peer devices. In one example, the common preference is a best fit value for the plurality of peer devices on the overlay network.

主权项

1. A computer program product to negotiate preferences, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a local peer device to cause the local peer device to:
join an overlay network of a plurality of peer devices; obtain a local preference for an area service available to the plurality of peer devices from one or more of a user interface of the local peer device or a profile stored on the local peer device; use the local preference to negotiate a common preference for the area service with the plurality of peer devices, wherein the common preference is to be a best fit value for the plurality of peer devices on the overlay network; communicate the common preference to an infrastructure component that provides the area service; and re-negotiate the common preference in response to one or more of an additional peer device joining the overlay network, a remaining peer device leaving the overlay network or an expiration of a periodic timer.