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DIVERSE PATH FORWARDING THROUGH TRIAL AND ERROR

  • US 20130022046A1
  • Filed: 07/22/2011
  • Published: 01/24/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving, at a node, a packet having a packet identifier (ID) and a distinguisher value;

    determining whether any previously received packet at the node had a same packet ID and a different distinguisher value; and

    in response to determining that no previously received packet has the same packet ID and different distinguisher value;

    i) storing the packet ID and the distinguisher value; and

    ii) forwarding the packet to a selected next-hop node.

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