A serverless name resolution protocol ensures convergence despite the size of the network, without requiring an ever-increasing cache and with a reasonable numbers of hops. This convergence is ensured through a multi-level cache and a proactive cache initialization strategy. The multi-level cache is...http://www.google.de/patents/US20050267992?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20050267992 - Peer-to-peer name resolution protocol (PNRP) and multilevel cache for use therewith