Patent ID: 7774597

Claim:
A method performed in a communication system including a plurality of nodes configured for communicating in a shared network segment and at least three multicast channels having respective associated multicast addresses, wherein at least first and second multicast channels of the at least three multicast channels are for the exchange of regular start-up messages including at least a hello packet and a link state advertisement (LSA) summary in said shared network segment, the method comprising: monitoring a third multicast channel of the at least three multicast channels, the third multicast channel for sending jump-start messages by a node to other nodes of the plurality of nodes when monitoring by the node has not detected any messages from said other nodes on said third multicast channel; and sending a jump-start message on said third multicast channel from a start node that has not detected any messages on said third multicast channel by said monitoring, wherein the jump-start message is secured by the start node and the start node starts an operation or an application.