In-network computing to the rescue of faulty links
Hans Giesen, Lei Shi, John Sonchack, Anirudh Chelluri, Nishanth Prabhu, Nik Sultana, Latha Kant, Anthony J. McAuley, Alex Poylisher, André M. DeHon, Boon Thau Loo · 2018
Failing network links are usually disabled, and packets are routed around them until the links are repaired. While it is often possible to utilize some of a failing link's capacity, losing what remains of a link's capacity is typically deemed preferable to the erratic effect that unreliable links can have on application-level behavior.