RAPID DISSEMINATION OF BULK INFORMATION TO WIDELY DISPERSED NETWORK NODES

摘要

Bulk information is transferred to nodes in a communication network having a plurality of widely dispersed nodes. The information can be an image, content, or configuration information. The information is uni-cast to a selection of nodes by a central node or server (BOS), to seed the information at certain nodes (S) in the network. The information is then distributed by these seed nodes to every other node (N) in the network. A first algorithm selects which nodes should be seeded with information by the central node. A second algorithm distributes information in the network on a query basis.