SELF-FORMING NETWORK

摘要

A connected computer may be operated as node by inspecting communications from other nodes that pass through that node. From the communications, two or more pointers may be determined for the given node. These pointers may include a first pointer identified by a default designation that links the given node to a first node in the network, and a second pointer to another node. The second pointer may be identified by a determination that a designated criteria has been satisfied after the given node is placed on the network.

主权项

1. A method for operating a connected computer as a given node of a network, the method comprising:
determining a nodal location and a node classification for the given node; identifying a nodal location of another node in a default pointer with the given node; monitoring activity that passes through the node for information corresponding to a nodal path used to handle different communication requests involving other nodes in the network; and from the activity, identifying at least one other node having a nodal location that satisfies a predefined criteria for a second pointer to the given node on the network, wherein the predefined criteria is used by at least all nodes in the network of the same node classification.