From cbd03caece25d45015a4526b94b04a34ab87b0f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guus Sliepen Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 08:51:36 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] More on edges. --- doc/CONNECTIVITY | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/CONNECTIVITY b/doc/CONNECTIVITY index f9976250..3ced6ffb 100644 --- a/doc/CONNECTIVITY +++ b/doc/CONNECTIVITY @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ maintain a stable network. provided that the entire resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a permission notice identical to this one. - $Id: CONNECTIVITY,v 1.1.2.6 2001/07/23 22:06:22 guus Exp $ + $Id: CONNECTIVITY,v 1.1.2.7 2001/07/24 08:51:36 guus Exp $ 1. Problem ========== @@ -327,3 +327,28 @@ reactivated, without the need of sending a new ADD_EDGE for it. On the other hand, we mustn't keep to many inactive edges, because we want to keep the number of known edges linear to the number of hosts (otherwise the size of the problem will grow quadratically). + +So, since B didn't deactivate one of it's own edges, it forwards the +ADD_EDGE(C,F) to A, which also does a BFS, and so on, until it reaches F. F of +course also does a BFS, notes that is is one of it's own edges. It deactivates +the edge (C,F), and consequently will not forward the ADD_EDGE(C,F) to C +anymore. In the mean time, C got messages from B which will make C do the same. + +Ok, suppose a DEL_EDGE was sent, and it means an inactive edge has to be +reactivated. The vertices connected by that edge must exchange their entire +knowledge of edges again, because in the mean time other messages could have +been sent, which were not properly forwarded. Take this example: + + X C-----D + | | | + | | | + v | | + A-----B- - -E + +The edge (B,E) is inactive. X is trying to make a new connection with A. A +sends an ADD_EDGE(A,X) to B, which forwards it to C. At that time, the +connection between C and D goes down, so C sends a DEL_EDGE(C,D) to B, and D +sends a DEL_EDGE(C,D) to E. If we just allow (B,E) to be reactivated again +without anything else, then E and D will never have received the ADD_EDGE(A,X). +So, B and E have to exchange edges again, and propagate them to the hosts they +already know. -- 2.39.5