Abstract: A method for enabling recovery of data stored in a computer network, the computer network comprises a plurality of computer nodes, the method comprising the steps of generating a set of redundancy data based on a predetermined relationship between a first set of data and a second set of data, injecting the first set of data, the second set of data and the set of redundancy data into separate looping paths of the computer network, wherein a looping path is a path along a plurality of computer nodes in which data is transported, and the looping paths are defined in separate communication channels between the computer nodes and pass through at least one common node of the computer network, such that the redundancy data and the second set of data can be used to reconstruct the first set of data based on the predetermined relationship between the first and second set of data when the first set of data is lost, thereby enabling the recovery of data stored in the computer network.

Abstract: A method for enabling storage of data in a computer network comprising a plurality of computer nodes, wherein each computer node comprises at least one connection oriented link layer unit, the method comprising the steps of defining a looping path in the computer network, wherein the looping path comprises a plurality of computer nodes and connections between the computer nodes and configuring a connection unit at each node along the looping path, the connection unit being supported by the connection oriented link layer unit, such that the connection oriented link layer unit at each computer node is able to send incoming data which is to be stored in the computer network to a next computer node along the looping path based on the connection unit, thereby providing the looping path for data to be circulated therein, and thereby enabling the storage of data in the computer network.