CPC H04L 45/24 (2013.01) [H04L 47/32 (2013.01); H04L 47/34 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
1. A method performed by a receiving node that implements a redundancy mechanism based on sequence numbering or equivalent functionality, the method comprising:
receiving packets from a plurality of packet streams from a transmitting node via a network, wherein:
each packet stream of the plurality of packet streams is a replication of a particular packet stream;
the plurality of packet streams traverse separate paths from the transmitting node to the receiving node through the network; and
each packet of each of the plurality of packet streams comprises a sequence indication that indicates a position of the packet within the particular packet stream;
performing an elimination procedure that processes each received packet to determine whether to discard the received packet or to accept the received packet, wherein performing the elimination procedure comprises:
while receiving the packets, resetting one or more parameters utilized by the elimination procedure responsive to an occurrence of an event; and
responsive to resetting the one or more parameters utilized by the elimination procedure, discarding all of the received packets processed by the elimination procedure from a time at which the elimination procedure was reset until an end of a defined period of time.
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