Patent ID: 9391878
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: establishing, at a node that is a head end router or a field area router (FAR) connecting a first network to a second network within a computer network, a reliable map that defines a set of packet criteria for which reliability is desired over an unreliable link to a peer device; receiving, at the node, a first packet from the peer device over the unreliable link; determining, by the node, whether the first packet matches the packet criteria of the reliable map; in response determining the first packet matches the packet criteria of the reliable map, acknowledging, by the node, the first packet to the peer device; receiving, at the node, a second packet destined to be sent to the peer device over the unreliable link; determining, by the node, whether the second packet matches the packet criteria of the reliable map; and in response to determining that the second packet matches the packet criteria of the reliable map,