Series 120 (LOT 13747)

This patent is generally related to peer-to-peer (P2P) networks. Disclosed is a technique to provide notification about availability of a peer device by receiving a request to access a peer device. The system determines if the peer device is connected to P2P network and provide notification to requestor after the peer device connects to the network. Also disclosed are techniques to add notification to the peer device queue. The technology may be implemented in P2P networks, multimedia sharing services, P2P services, etc.