摘要 |
A peer to peer network includes multiple communication layers, each specifying a path through which network peers send data through the peer to peer network. A network peer in the peer to peer network may receive data from a parent network peer and send data to a child network peer. The network peer may identify communication interruption caused by the child network peer and a subsequent downstream network peer leaving the peer to peer network. The network peer may resolve the communication interruption by identifying a new child peer, for example, by accessing a descendant list of multiple levels. The peer to peer network may increase the streaming rate or streaming quality using the peers that have higher or better communication capacities. The peer to peer network may accommodate multiple channels for video/audio or other types of real-time data broadcasted by different or same network peers.
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