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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2024
Nchain Licensing Ag, Zug, CH;
Silvia Bartolucci, London, GB;
Simone Madeo, London, GB;
NCHAIN LICENSING AG, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A method of propagating data packets in a network of nodes is disclosed. The method, implemented at one of the nodes, includes: collecting a set of first data packets during a first time period, the set including at least one data packet received from one or more first nodes in the network; obtaining a plurality of encoded data packets, each one of the plurality of encoded data packets being generated by combining two or more first data packets of the set using network coding; determining a mapping of the plurality of encoded data packets and the first data packets of the set to one or more neighbouring nodes connected to the node; and transmitting the plurality of encoded data packets and the first data packets of the set to the one or more neighbouring nodes according to the determined mapping.