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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2017
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Yasuteru Kohda, Yamato, JP;
Nobuyuki Ohba, Sendai, JP;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04L 12/707 (2013.01); H04L 12/761 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/184 (2013.01); H04L 12/189 (2013.01); H04L 12/1854 (2013.01); H04L 12/1886 (2013.01); H04L 45/16 (2013.01); H04L 45/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, system, and data structure for sending data in a network which includes a plurality of nodes is provided. The method includes sending the data from a source node to an intermediate node. The method also includes sending the data from the intermediate node to plural destination nodes within a portion of the network. The portion is defined based on at least one physical distance from the intermediate node.