Abstract: A system for establishing a mesh network that includes a plurality of nodes of the mesh network, wherein each of the plurality of nodes executes on one or more computing platforms. In response to coming online, each of the plurality of nodes executes an interlock that calculates a grace period for a service executed by a respective software application executing on a respective node of the plurality of nodes. The calculation is based on a previous number of services and topics communicated on the mesh network. The interlock can also reset the grace period in response to detecting a particular network event wherein the interlock prevents the service of the respective software application from communicating messages on the mesh network during a running of the grace period. The interlock can permit, in response to expiration of the grace period, the service of the respective software application to communicate messages.

Abstract: A system for establishing a mesh network can include one or more computing platforms that initiates execution of a software application for each of a plurality of nodes. Each of the plurality of nodes establishes, by a respective node of the plurality of nodes, a communication link in a mesh network with another node of the plurality of nodes in response to a multicast identification message from the other node. Additionally, each of the plurality of node records, in a token register, a given indication of each node in the plurality of nodes for which a communication link is established and another indication of each node of the plurality of nodes that is identified in one or more multicast identification messages with which a communication link is not established. Further, each of the plurality of nodes broadcasts multicast identification messages on the mesh network.

Abstract: A system for establishing a mesh network can include one or more computing platforms that initiates execution of a software application for each of a plurality of nodes. Each of the plurality of nodes establishes, by a respective node of the plurality of nodes, a communication link in a mesh network with another node of the plurality of nodes in response to a multicast identification message from the other node. Additionally, each of the plurality of node records, in a token register, a given indication of each node in the plurality of nodes for which a communication link is established and another indication of each node of the plurality of nodes that is identified in one or more multicast identification messages with which a communication link is not established. Further, each of the plurality of nodes broadcasts multicast identification messages on the mesh network.