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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2004
Mohamed M. Abdelaziz, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Bernard A. Traversat, San Francisco, CA (US);
Andre Marques Da Fonseca, Campbell, CA (US);
Sriranga R. Veeraraghavan, San Jose, CA (US);
Mohamed M. AbdelAziz, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Bernard A. Traversat, San Francisco, CA (US);
Andre Marques da Fonseca, Campbell, CA (US);
Sriranga R. Veeraraghavan, San Jose, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for the self-organization of nodes into groups in network computing environments. Embodiments may provide the ability to deploy nodes on a network, and to allow the nodes to organize into groups without human intervention. In one embodiment, a node may broadcast a query looking for a master node for the group. If the query produces no responses, the node may self-elect as the master node for the group and the node may broadcast its presence as the master node. If two or more nodes self-elect as master nodes, the nodes may negotiate to determine which node will be the master node. If the master node becomes unavailable, the remaining nodes in the group may elect a new master node. Some embodiments may be implemented on a peer-to-peer platform, such as the JXTA peer-to-peer platform, which may allow the scope of the group to span subnetworks and networks.