METHOD FOR PROVIDING COMBINED SERVICES IN A PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK

摘要

The invention relates to a method for providing a service containing facilities in a peer-to-peer network comprising peer devices. The peer devices can be associated with groups, each group being defined by a pre-determined facility. The pre-determined facility can be executed by each peer device associated with a respective group, and a selected peer device of a group executes the respective facility. A sequence of facilities and specifications to be executed is publicised in the peer-to-peer network, on the peer devices executing the respective facility, by a peer device requesting the combined service, and the selection of the selected peer devices is carried out according to the publicised sequence and the publicised specifications.