Patent ID: 11924738
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 4:
5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:
receiving, from the first device, first data about a first number of hops between the first device and the third device;
receiving, from the second device, second data about a second number of hops between the second device and the third device;
determining, based at least in part on the first data, that the third device is a single hop away from the first device;
determining, based at least in part of the second data, that the third device is a single hop away from the first device; and
determining the exclusive use of the first network path based at least in part on a reduction of a total number of network paths usable in association with sending the message.