20090196300 | METHOD FOR FORWARDING DATA PACKETS AND COMMUNICATION NETWORK HAVING FLOODING TRANSPORT PROPERTIES - A method of forwarding data packets in a communication network includes the following steps: a) generating a stream of data packets at a first subscriber; b) adding to each of the data packets in the stream a recipient individualizing information to form individualized data packets; c) forwarding the individualized data packets to a first repeater node; d) flooding the individualized data packets from the first repeater node to any further subscriber connected to the first repeater node; e) flooding the individualized data packets to any further repeater node connected to the first repeater node; f) flooding the individualized data packets in any further repeater node analogous to the steps d) and e); g) connecting any possible further subscriber of the stream of individualized data packets to a repeater node selected from a group containing the first repeater node and any further repeater nodes and g) enabling only those of the any possible subscribers to access a content of the individualized data packets when able to identify as authorized subscriber by knowledge of the recipient individualizing information added to the data packets. | 08-06-2009 |