Method for establishing a master-slave relationship in a peer-to-peer network
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Feb 20, 2001
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May 19, 1997
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A system is provided for establishing a master-slave relationship at the physical layer between a first device and a second device in a peer-to-peer network. The system generates a first information which is associated with the first device. A second information is generated and associated with the second device. The first information is compared with the second information to generate a comparison result. Based on the comparison result, one device is designated as a master and the other device is designated as a slave.
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