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System and method for reliably communicating information without explicit acknowledgements

  • US 8,224,235 B1
  • Filed: 11/29/2010
  • Issued: 07/17/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • determining, by a transmitting node, whether a first message is to be broadcast in a communications network in which the transmitting node is present;

    responsive to determining that a first message is to be broadcast;

    incrementing, by the transmitting node, a value of a counter, andbroadcasting, by the transmitting node and in the communications network, the first message along with a first sequence number that is associated with the first message, the first sequence number being based on the value of the counter;

    clearing, by the transmitting node, a timer that was previously set;

    identifying, by the transmitting node, a value of the timer randomly between an upper bound and a lower bound; and

    setting, by the transmitting node, the timer to the identified value.

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