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DELAY BUDGET BASED FORWARDING IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

  • US 20130022042A1
  • Filed: 07/19/2011
  • Published: 01/24/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • maintaining a plurality of routing topologies within a computer network, each of the routing topologies associated with a different corresponding delay;

    receiving a packet with an indicated delay budget at a particular node;

    updating the delay budget based on an incurred delay up to and including the particular node since the indicated delay budget was last updated;

    selecting a particular routing topology of the plurality of routing topologies on which to forward the packet based on the updated delay budget and the corresponding routing topology delays; and

    forwarding the packet with the updated delay budget on the particular routing topology.

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