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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Inventors:
Matteo Signorini, Palaiseau, FR;
Matteo Pontecorvi, Palaiseau, FR;
Assignee:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 69/28 (2022.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 69/00 (2022.01); H04L 67/104 (2022.01); H04L 9/00 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 69/28 (2013.01); H04L 9/3236 (2013.01); H04L 63/08 (2013.01); H04L 69/03 (2013.01); H04L 9/50 (2022.05); H04L 67/104 (2013.01);
Abstract
A first network device for use in a blockchain network is described. The first network device comprises means for, while carrying out a first iteration of a consensus protocol involving a second node device (), in response to a trigger event (), obtaining a time interval function of a time interval start trigger event () and of a time interval end trigger event (), each event being linked to a message of the consensus protocol and wherein at least the end trigger event () comprises receiving a message from the second node device;