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commit 1e6778832a60b06e50de13d7146728e131d2eed9 Author: Linus Lüssing linus.luessing@c0d3.blue Date: Sat May 4 02:49:11 2019 +0000

doc: batman-adv/Noflood-broadcast-prevention

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diff --git a/batman-adv/Noflood-broadcast-prevention.textile b/batman-adv/Noflood-broadcast-prevention.textile new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5acef61 --- /dev/null +++ b/batman-adv/Noflood-broadcast-prevention.textile @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +h1. "Noflood"-mark: Broadcast Flood Prevention + +!{width:25%}noflood-sign.png! + +B.A.T.M.A.N. Advanced tries to forward a multicast frame via one of its non-flooding features first. If none of them is applicable then batman-adv falls back to __classic flooding__. + +However, with some applications dropping a packet might be more desirable than flooding. For instance if flooding a frame would lead to a high burden for disinterested nodes in the mesh, up to congestion in the worst case. + +h2. Example Application + +!noflood-assembly.png! \ No newline at end of file