[3] Furthermore, these protocols and configuration requirements may dynamically change as the infrastructure and membership of the P2P network evolves.
[1] Therefore, there is a need to be able to dynamically inform a newly joining node of the required protocols and configurations.
[1] Discovery protocol information can instruct the new node how to discover peers on the network.
[1] Membership protocol information can instruct the new node how to request-to-join and subsequently join peer groups on the network.
[2] Other configuration information, such as overlay network dependent instructions, may be provided.