Patent ID: 7826345
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: H04J

Abstract:
1. A method of sending a message from a first node of a network to a recipient node of the network, comprising: constructing a first message that includes a bridge request, a first path identifier of a first path, and a destination identifier of the recipient node, the first message lacking an explicit source identifier of the first node; constructing a second message that includes the bridge request, a second path identifier of a second path, and the destination identifier of the recipient node, the second message lacking an explicit source identifier of the first node; sending the first and second messages over the network on the first and second paths, respectively; determining a first direction from which the first message arrives at the recipient node; determining a second direction from which the second message arrives at the recipient node; and determining a span, corresponding to the bridge request, as a function of at least one of: the destination identifier, the first and second path identifiers, and the first and second determined directions from which, respectively, the first and second messages arrived at the recipient node.