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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2008
David A. George, Somers, NY (US);
Raymond B. Jennings, Iii, Ossining, NY (US);
Jason D. Lavoie, Mahopac, NY (US);
David A. George, Somers, NY (US);
Raymond B. Jennings, III, Ossining, NY (US);
Jason D. LaVoie, Mahopac, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present method and apparatus for assisting a peer-to-peer connection between a first node and a second node includes receiving, at a third node, a request for connection assistance from one of the first and second nodes. The third node then connects to both the first node and the second node, receives the data from the first node and delivers the data to the second node. In this manner, data may be transferred between the first and second nodes even if the first and second nodes are unable to directly connect to each other (e.g., due to permanent or temporary limitations).