DOTS Signal Channel      Base DOTS
        Call Home          Signal Channel  
   +-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-++-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-+ 
   :        +----------------------+        :                   
   :        |       Node #k        |        :
   :        | +------+    +------+ |        :
   :        | | DOTS |    | DOTS | |        :
   :        | |client|    |server| |        :
   :        | +--+---+    +---+--+ |        :
   :        +----|-----::-----|----+        : Network
   :     /\      |     ::     |             :Provider
   :     ||      |     ::     |             :  (DMS)  
...:.....||......|.....::.....|.............:........
Outbound ||      |     ::     |       || Inbound
  DDoS   ||      |     ::     |       ||   DDoS
 Attack  ||      |     ::     |       \/  Attack
   :        +----|-----::-----|----+        :
   :        | +--+---+    +---+--+ |        :
   :        | | DOTS |    | DOTS | |        :
   :        | |server|    |client| |        :
   :        | +------+    +------+ |        :
   :        |       Node #j        |        :
   :        +----------------------+        :
   +-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-++-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-+
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