Peer-to-peer network connectivity status

摘要

The embodiments disclosed herein provide a system, apparatus, and method for managing requests in a peer-to-peer network. A processor determines whether to reduce an amount of checks for connectivity for the device in the peer-to-peer network in response to a device being in the peer-to-peer network. The processor configures the device to send a message indicating a status of the device to a number of other devices in the peer-to-peer network without receiving a request for the status of the device in response to a determination to reduce the amount of checks for connectivity for the device in the peer-to-peer network.

主权项

1. A method for managing connectivity in a peer-to-peer network, the method comprising:
responsive to a device joining the peer-to-peer network, determining whether to reduce an amount of checks for connectivity for the device in the peer-to-peer network; and responsive to a determination to reduce the amount of the checks for connectivity for the device in the peer-to-peer network, initiating, at the device, a check for connectivity indicating a status of the device to other devices in the peer-to-peer network independent of the device receiving a request for the status; wherein initiating the check for connectivity by the device is based upon a policy, the policy specifying an order in which the device and one of the other devices are to initiate checks for connectivity if the device and the one of the other devices is each mobile and battery-powered.