BIB-VERSION:: CS-TR-v2.0
          ID:: STAN//CS-TR-92-1431
       ENTRY:: October 22, 1993
ORGANIZATION:: Stanford University, Department of Computer Science
       TITLE:: Aggressive transmissions over redundant paths for time critical
               messages
        TYPE:: Technical Report
      AUTHOR:: Kao, Ben
      AUTHOR:: Garcia-Molina, Hector
      AUTHOR:: Barbara, Daniel
       PAGES:: 44
    ABSTRACT:: Fault tolerant computer systems have redundant paths connecting
               their components. Given these paths, it is possible to use
               aggressive techniques to reduce the average value and
               variability of the response time for critical messages. One
               technique is to send a copy of a packet over an alternate path
               before it is known if the first copy failed or was delayed. A
               second technique is to split a single stream of packets over
               multiple paths. We analize both approaches and show that they
               can provide significant improvements over conventional,
               conservative mechanisms.
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               last-name, first-name.]
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