<s>
Deflection	B-Protocol
routing	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
routing	B-Protocol
strategy	O
for	O
networks	O
based	O
on	O
packet	B-Protocol
switching	I-Protocol
which	O
can	O
reduce	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
buffering	B-General_Concept
packets	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
packet	O
has	O
preferred	O
outputs	O
along	O
which	O
it	O
wants	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
router	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
when	O
possible	O
,	O
a	O
packet	O
is	O
sent	O
along	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
outputs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
rate	O
of	O
incoming	O
packets	O
and	O
the	O
capacity	O
of	O
the	O
outgoing	O
links	O
,	O
deflection	B-Protocol
routing	I-Protocol
can	O
work	O
without	O
any	O
packet	B-General_Concept
buffering	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
