Providing a propagation specification for information in a network

摘要

A method of transmitting information in a network, comprising receiving, at a receiving node, a data sample having a microutility associated with the data sample, wherein the microutility includes information as to how the data sample is to be handled in transit. Further more the microutility on the receiving node is evaluated, using information available at a receiving time on the receiving node and information encoded in the microutility to determine propagation characteristics of the data sample. Moreover the data sample is propagated to other nodes in the network in accordance with the propagation characteristics.