Appeal No. 95-4937
Application 08/017,088
The invention is directed to a method for communicating a message over a multi-
stage network. The method is best illustrated by reference to independent claim 1,
reproduced as follows:
1. A method for communicating a message over a multi-stage network coupled to
at least two nodes, the method comprising the steps of:
a first node placing an indicator in the message for selecting at least one receiving
node and an indicator for selecting destination checking;
the first node sending the message over the multi-stage network to said at least one
receiving node;
the multi-stage network routing the message directly and only to said at least one
receiving node based upon the indicator for selecting at least one receiving node;
said at least one receiving node receiving the message;
said at least one receiving node determining whether to perform destination
checking based upon the indicator for selecting destination checking;
said at least one receiving node performing destination checking if it has
determined to do so;
said at least one receiving node accepting the message if either destination
checking was performed and said at least one receiving node is a destination of the
message, or destination checking was determined not to be performed; and
said at least one receiving node not accepting the message if destination checking
was performed and said at least one receiving node is not a destination of the message.
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