Software installed in the nodes in a communication network allows them to perform a ' ' name server' ' function, which entails the management of a dynamic list of the client devices that are connected to the cloud, a ' ' task' ' function, which entails the receipt and transmission of the packets, and an ' ' authority' ' function, which entails the determination of the routes of the packets through the cloud. Each node is capable of performing only one function at a time. After completing a job, a node reverts to an undifferentiated, state awaiting its next performance request.