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Reliable message transfer over an unreliable network

  • US 20070047453A1
  • Filed: 08/24/2005
  • Published: 03/01/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communications network, comprising:

  • a plurality of nodes adapted to communicate by transmitting packets between source nodes and destination nodes;

    a network interface associated with each node, each network interface defining a plurality of routes for transferring each packet from a source node to a destination node, each network interface further comprising path status indicators for indicating whether each route is usable or is unusable as being associated with a fault; and

    a network manager for monitoring the network to identify faults therein and for providing the path status indicators to the respective network interfaces.

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