Method and apparatus for peer-to-peer services for efficient transfer of information between networks

A method and apparatus for peer-to-peer services have been described. In one embodiment, a request for data is received from a first local device. A determination of a second local device having the data is made. The first local device is directed to the second local device to directly obtain the da...

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Hauptverfasser: Harrow, Ivan P, Fleming, David O, Daly, Frank X, Honan, Dermot E, Curley, Martin G
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method and apparatus for peer-to-peer services have been described. In one embodiment, a request for data is received from a first local device. A determination of a second local device having the data is made. The first local device is directed to the second local device to directly obtain the data from the second local device. A direct transfer of the data from the second local device to the first local device is performed.