Method and apparatus for selecting a group leader

• Main Authors: BESTAVROS, AZER, KARGE, LEROY R, BASANI, VIJAY R, CROVELLA, MARK E, REVSIN, VITALY S, MURACH, LYNNE M, MANGIAPUDI, KRISHNA, LAROSA, DOMENIC J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 17.01.2007
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

The present invention provides a system and apparatus for efficient and reliable, control and distribution of data files or portions of files, applications, or other data objects in large-scale distributed networks. A unique content-management front-end provides efficient controls for triggering dis...