METHOD FOR AVOIDING A LOOP WHEN FORWARDING A MESSAGE, RESPECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND SYSTEM
First Claim
1. Method for avoiding a loop when forwarding a message from a first participant of a first Local Area Network to a participant of a second LAN via several forwarding servers of a wide area network, comprising the steps ofincluding each time an identifying address of the sending forwarding server in the message by the receiving forwarding server, and keeping each identifying address in the message.
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Abstract
The method for avoiding a loop when forwarding a message from a first participant of a first LAN to a participant of a second LAN via several forwarding servers of a wide area network (WAN) comprises the steps of: including each time an identifying address of the sending forwarding server in the message by the receiving forwarding server, and keeping each identifying address in the message. The message is in particular an RTPS message including an InfoSource submessage, and each added identifying address is stored in the InfoSource submessage.
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1. Method for avoiding a loop when forwarding a message from a first participant of a first Local Area Network to a participant of a second LAN via several forwarding servers of a wide area network, comprising the steps of
including each time an identifying address of the sending forwarding server in the message by the receiving forwarding server, and keeping each identifying address in the message.
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