A Persistent Structured Hierarchical Overlay Network to Counter Intentional Churn Attack

Algorithm 6

Key lookup operation in the responsible tree of the proposed architecture.

.Search_Tree

  //After finding the responsible tree, query will be forwarded towards the appropriate child of tree

  (1) If lies on the root node, then

  (2) Return

  (3) Else // if key lies on one of its child

  (4) Repeat for to 4

  (5) if (), then

  (6) 

  (7) Break

  (8) End for

  (9) .Search_Tree()

  (10) Return.