Patent ID: 9456444
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: H04J,H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: sending a particular packet through an Available Routing Construct (ARC) chain topology deterministic network including network nodes organized into a plurality of arcs each having two edge network nodes with one or more non-edge network nodes in between said two edge network nodes, with said edge network nodes, but not said non-edge network nodes, communicatively coupling to a destination or to a next arc in the ARC chain topology deterministic network, with said sending including progressively forwarding the particular packet through different arcs of the plurality of arcs including for each current arc of the plurality of arcs: communicating the particular packet along the current arc to both of said two edge network nodes of the current arc and then from each of said two edge network nodes of the current arc to network nodes of a next current arc of the plurality of arcs towards the destination or to the destination, with said sending including communicating the particular packet through the ARC chain topology deterministic network using a plurality of time slots for sending and receiving the particular packet between network nodes of the ARC chain topology deterministic network according to the ARC chain topology deterministic network, with each of the plurality of time slots associated with a unique identifier; tracking said unique identifiers of which of the plurality of time slots are successfully or not successfully used to communicate the particular packet through the ARC chain topology deterministic network; and adjusting time slots used to communicate the particular packet through the ARC chain topology deterministic network in response to information acquired by said tracking said unique identifiers of which of the plurality of time slots are successfully or not successfully used to communicate the particular packet through the ARC chain topology deterministic network.