297 results about "Distributed hash table" patented technology

Embodiments of a distributed index mechanism for indexing and searching for identity information in peer-to-peer networks. In one embodiment, a distributed index may be used to store identity information in a decentralized manner on a plurality of peer nodes. The identity information may be used, for example, to authenticate users. Distributed indexes may allow identity information to be spread across multiple peer nodes so that the load is spread among the various peer nodes. In one embodiment, the distributed index may be a distributed hash table. One embodiment of a distributed index of identity information may be implemented in peer-to-peer networks implemented according to a peer-to-peer platform including one or more peer-to-peer platform protocols for enabling peer nodes to discover each other, communicate with each other, and cooperate with each other to form peer groups and share network resources.

The invention discloses a content acquisition method, a content acquisition node and a content network, which belong to the field of communication. The method comprises the following steps of: receiving a content request, wherein the content request at least comprises an identifier of requested contents; judging whether the contents corresponding to the identifier can be locally acquired or not, and if the contents corresponding to the identifier can be locally acquired, locally acquiring the contents corresponding to the identifier; otherwise, querying a name resolution system according to the identifier to obtain a target node corresponding to the identifier, and acquiring the contents corresponding to the identifier from the target node, wherein the name resolution system comprises a hierarchical distributed hash table and a global content resolution structure; and the global content resolution structure supports name aggregation and longest match searching. The node comprises a content agent module and a content acquisition module. The content network comprises the content acquisition node and a transmission network. In the content acquisition method, the content acquisition node and the content network, a content-oriented network architecture is constructed by adopting a distributed scheme, the content delivery efficiency and the safety of the network are improved by introducing an optimization strategy, network investment is reduced, and the network is more adaptive to the rapid increasing of the contents.

A method for joining a network resource as a joining node to a peer-to-peer network includes establishing a node ID for the joining node to be joined to the peer-to-peer network, routing the join message to an assignment node that manages resources with resource IDs closest to the node ID of the joining node, determining whether or not the node ID established is identical to respective ones of the node IDs on the peer-to-peer network, and joining the joining node to the peer-to-peer network, when the node ID of the joining node is not identical to any one of the node IDs on the peer-to-peer network.

A method of storing data from a first node on a peer-to-peer network. The method includes creating a public and private key pair from a data item, determining a hash value for the public key, assigning the hash value as a user identifier for the user of the node, and storing the public key within a distributed hash table of the network. The user identifier corresponds to the key for the public key within the distributed hash table. The method includes the step of digitally signing the user identifier using the created private key.