VERTEILUNGSVERFAHREN EINER FUNKTION IN EINEM NETZWERK GLEICHRANGIGER KNOTEN UND KNOTEN SOLCH EINES NEZTWERKS

The method involves searching a function by a station member of a peer-to-peer network near other station members of peer-to-peer networks with predetermined parameters. The function is provided by the former member to latter members if the function is not available near the latter members. A verification is made whether the latter members are not provided with the function when the former member provides the function, where the former member does not provide the function if the former member detects that one of the latter members is provided with the function at the time of verification. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a station of a peer-to-peer network (2) a computer program product has program code instructions for executing a function distributing method.