Patent ID: 6535504
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: H04L,Y02D

Abstract:
In a communication network comprising a sending communication device, a receiving communication device, and a plurality of communication paths between said sending communication device and said receiving communication device, a method of sending messages from said sending communication device to said receiving communication device, comprising:extracting first message information from a first message; using said first message information to compute an index into a path selection table; outputting from said path selection table an entry assigned to said index; selecting a communication path corresponding to said entry, from among said plurality of communication paths, for sending said first message to the receiving communication device; and sending said first message from said sending communication device to said receiving communication device via said selected communication path, wherein said entry assigned to said index times out when a predetermined time interval has elapsed after sending said first message without sending a second message having second message information producing same said index into said path selection table.