US Patent 7571251 Path optimizer for peer to peer networks

Patent 7571251 was granted and assigned to Sandvine on August, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Sandvine

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

75712510

Patent Inventor Names

Don Bowman0

Date of Patent

August 4, 2009

Patent Application Number

101383360

Date Filed

May 6, 2002

Patent Primary Examiner

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Thong H Vu

Patent abstract

The invention disclosed is a path optimizer for Peer to Peer (P2P) networks. Large amounts of P2P file exchanges increase the costs to maintain a network. Network service providers typically pay for the amount of data they exchange with other network service providers. The present invention examines P2P messages between and within networks and provides a cost efficient path to handle each P2P message.