I don't really know a thing about that sort of network, but if you can assume a reliable network, the machine reading the packets going down shouldn't matter. The sender won't get an "ACK", will know the other machine is at fault and not the network, and can resend.
Given a "perfect network" I think exactly-once-delivery is possible, right?
Given a "perfect network" I think exactly-once-delivery is possible, right?