METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTENT IN AD-HOC NETWORKS USING SUPER PEERS

摘要

A system (150) and method (200) for peer-to-peer content sharing in an ad-hoc network is provided. The system can include a plurality of peers (102) and a super peer (110). The super peer provides a continuous power supply (112) and mass storage (111) for distributing and caching shared content. The super peer can monitor (202) a plurality of requests for content, identify (204) popular content from the plurality of requests, and distribute (214) the popular content to the peers to offload content sourcing responsibilities. The super peer can manage a want-list (320), a popularity-list (330), and a source-list (340) for acquiring and distributing popular content.