METHOD FOR MAKING PEER-TO-PEER CONNECTION AND SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR IT Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC H04L12/28 

FIELD: information technologies.

SUBSTANCE: invention is related to technology of communication between units of computer network. Method for making a peer-to-peer connection (P2P connection) includes transfer by server, after reception of synchronisation query from the first host, to each of the first and second hosts of synchronisation data packets, comprising at least information about address of another host from specified first and second hosts; and transfer of UDP protocol data packet, after reception of specified synchronisation data packet, by the first and second hosts to each other. Besides system is suggested for making of P2P connection. According to the present invention, P2P connection between two hosts may be successfully made in most cases, because data packet has already been transferred by each host from specified first and second hosts, when each of them receives data packet sent by another host from specified first and second hosts.

EFFECT: improved extent of P2P connection making successfulness.

12 cl, 6 dwg