SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING A DATA PROTOCOL ENABLED APPLICATION

1 . A computer-implemented method for implementing a communication network for an Internet of Thing (IoT) application, the computer-implemented method comprising:

establishing a multi-path connection among a plurality of data link protocol (DLP) nodes, at least one of the DLP nodes being an IoT device, each DLP node comprising a slow agent and a fast agent, the slow agent configured to transmit data payloads through Ethernet frames and the fast agent configured to transmit control messages through DLP frames, each DLP frame comprising a header only without a payload and the header carrying a control message;

determining, at a first DLP node of the plurality of DLP nodes, a second DLP node has failed, the second DLP node associated with a role in the communication network;

transmitting, by the first DLP node, a DLP frame carrying the control message to the plurality of DLP nodes in the communication network; and

re-establishing a connection between the first DLP node and a third DLP node based on the control message, wherein the third DLP node takes over the role of the second DLP node.

2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the fast agent for at least one of the DLP nodes provides an operations, administration, or management (OAM) channel for codified application control signaling.

3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the fast agents of the DLP nodes monitor connection states for other DLP nodes in the communication network and are capable of providing state change message to a software application in the communication network using a DLP frame.

4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the DLP frames are used to conduct resource or system control failover and restoration functions.

5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the multi-path connection includes a first path that connects the first and second DLP nodes and a second path that connects the first and third DLP nodes.

6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the first path and the second path are provided by different network providers.

7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the third DLP node takes over the role of the second DLP node without waiting for a timeout between the first and second DLP nodes.

8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the control message is broadcasted to the plurality of DLP nodes so that the plurality of DLP nodes are notified of a state of the second DLP node.

9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the control message is transmitted as controller to controller signaling.

10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the DLP frame is injected into traffic of the Ethernet frames, and wherein the DLP frame is treated as an Ethernet frame but without the payload.

11 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein at least two of the DLP nodes are software applications.

12 . A system comprising:

a plurality of data link protocol (DLP) nodes, at least one of the DLP nodes being an IoT device, each DLP node comprising a slow agent and a fast agent, the slow agent configured to transmit data payloads through Ethernet frames and the fast agent configured to transmit control messages through DLP frames, each DLP frame comprising a header only without a payload and the header carrying a control message, wherein the first DLP node is configured to:

establish, at an application layer, data traffic with the second DLP node, establish a multi-path connection other DLP nodes;

determine that a second DLP node has failed, the second DLP node associated with a role in the communication network;

transmit a DLP frame carrying the control message to the plurality of DLP nodes in the communication network; and

re-establishing a connection between the first DLP node and a third DLP node based on the control message, wherein the third DLP node takes over the role of the second DLP node.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the fast agent for at least one of the DLP nodes provides an operations, administration, or management (OAM) channel for codified application control signaling.

14 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the fast agents of the DLP nodes monitor connection states for other DLP nodes in the communication network and are capable to provide state change message to a software application in the communication network using a DLP frame.

15 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the DLP frames are used to conduct resource or system control failover and restoration functions.

16 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the multi-path connection includes a first path that connects the first and second DLP nodes and a second path that connects the first and third DLP nodes.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the first path and the second path are provided by different network providers.

18 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the third DLP node takes over the role of the second DLP node without waiting for a timeout between the first and second DLP nodes.

19 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the control message is broadcasted to the plurality of DLP nodes so that the plurality of DLP nodes are notified of a state of the second DLP node.

20 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the control message is transmitted as controller to controller signaling.