FUNCTIONAL STATUS EXCHANGE BETWEEN NETWORK NODES, FAILURE DETECTION AND SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY RECOVERY

摘要

Determination of status of network nodes may be useful in various communication systems. For example, functional status exchange between network nodes, failure detection, and system functionality recovery may be applied in mobile and/or data communication networks. A method can include detecting, by a device, status of an application layer of a node. The method can also include informing, in a message, at least one other node of the status of the application layer of the node.