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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2008
Graham a Bent, Southampton, GB;
Flavio a Bergamaschi, Southampton, GB;
Patrick Dantressangle, Chandlers Ford, GB;
Christopher Gibson, Southampton, GB;
Graham A Bent, Southampton, GB;
Flavio A Bergamaschi, Southampton, GB;
Patrick Dantressangle, Chandlers Ford, GB;
Christopher Gibson, Southampton, GB;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for enabling connections for use with a network comprising at least one vertex, the apparatus comprising: a receiver, for receiving a first message associated with the first vertex, wherein the first message comprises an indication that the first vertex wishes to join the network; a generator, responsive to receipt of the first message, for generating a second message associated with the at least one vertex, wherein the second message comprising an indication that the at least one vertex is operable to connect to the first vertex; and a probabilistic component for determining a first time value associated with transmission of the second message to the first vertex in accordance with probabilistic data.