Minimizing pathological flooding of a network
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1. A method for minimizing pathological flooding of a network using a destination node, said method comprising:
- receiving a packet from a source node at the destination node, wherein the packet is transmitted from the source node to the destination node along a path;
determining, by a node in the network, whether pathological flooding is operable to occur for future packets sent from the source node to the destination node; and
in response to a determination that the pathological flooding is operable to occur, sending a dummy packet along the path to the source node.
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Abstract
In a method for minimizing pathological flooding of a network using a destination node, a packet is received from a source node at the destination node. The packet is transmitted from the source node to the destination node along a path. A determination is made by a node whether the packet indicates a possibility of pathological flooding. In response to a determination that the packet indicates a possibility of pathological flooding, a dummy packet is forwarded along the path to the source node.
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1. A method for minimizing pathological flooding of a network using a destination node, said method comprising:
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receiving a packet from a source node at the destination node, wherein the packet is transmitted from the source node to the destination node along a path; determining, by a node in the network, whether pathological flooding is operable to occur for future packets sent from the source node to the destination node; and in response to a determination that the pathological flooding is operable to occur, sending a dummy packet along the path to the source node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for minimizing pathological flooding of a network, said system comprising:
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a processor configured to, receive a packet from a source node at a destination node, wherein the packet is transmitted from the source node to the destination node along a path, determine whether pathological flooding is operable to occur for future packets sent from the source node to the destination node, and forward a dummy packet along the path to the source node in response to a determination by the destination node that the packet indicates a possibility of pathological flooding; and a storage device configured to store information used to determine whether pathological flooding is operable to occur for future packets sent from the source node to the destination node. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer readable storage device on which is embedded one or more computer programs, said one or more computer programs, when executed by a computer system, implementing a method of minimizing pathological flooding of a network using a destination node, said one or more computer programs comprising a set of instructions for:
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receiving a packet from a source node at the destination node, wherein the packet is transmitted from the source node to the destination node along a path; determining by a node whether pathological flooding is operable to occur for future packets sent from the source node to the destination node; and in response to a determination that pathological flooding is operable to occur for future packets sent from the source node to the destination node, forwarding a dummy packet along the path to the source node. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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