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MESSAGE DELIVERY DOWNGRADING ANNOTATIONS

  • US 20080291909A1
  • Filed: 05/23/2007
  • Published: 11/27/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of selectively modifying a message delivery requirement of a datagram message at an intermediary network node between an origin and a destination, said method comprising:

  • defining a message delivery guarantee for the particular message, said message delivery guarantee defining how to transmit the message;

    providing a downgrading intent for the particular message at the origin, said downgrading intent indicating that a message delivery requirement can be bypassed;

    processing the defined message delivery guarantee, the message delivery requirement, and the provided downgrading intent of the particular message at the intermediate network node;

    ignoring the message delivery requirement of the particular message based on the provided downgrading intent; and

    delivering the particular message via a network protocol according to the provided downgrading intent.

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