Peer-to-peer network operating method, involves storing routing-table with network addresses of peer-devices in peer-to-peer network, and transmitting message directly from one of peer device to another peer device

摘要

The method involves assigning network address (IP1-IP5) to peer devices (P1-P5) in a communications network. A routing-table is stored with the network addresses of the peer-devices in the peer-to-peer network. A message is transmitted directly from one of the peer device to another peer device without routing or hopping over other peer devices, where the routing table comprises peer-identifications (NID1-NID5), network address and a time specification for the peer-devices in a peer-to-peer network. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a computer -program product for operating a peer-to-peer network (2) a peer-to-peer network comprising peer devices.