METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING OR SHARING OF PEER STATUS INFORMATION IN PEER TO PEER NETWORK

摘要

Disclosed herein is a P2P network system. The peer activity information management server of the P2P network system receives an inquiry from another PAMS about whether it is a PAMS that controls a peer, or receives status information of the peer or service usage or provision of the peer from the peer or another PAMS. do. In addition, the peer activity information management server determines whether it is in charge of the peer based on the inquiry, or updates the peer list based on the status information of the peers or the service use or provision history of the peer. In addition, the peer activity information management server transmits the status information of the peer included in the peer list to the overlay management server, or transmits the service use or provision history of the peer included in the peer list to the user management server.