* is permitted to poke around in both the node itself and its
* subordinate links. I.e, it can update link counters and queues,
* change link state, send protocol messages, and alter the
* "active_links" array in the node; but it can _not_ remove a link
* or a node from the overall structure.
* Correspondingly, individual bearers may change status within a
* is permitted to poke around in both the node itself and its
* subordinate links. I.e, it can update link counters and queues,
* change link state, send protocol messages, and alter the
* "active_links" array in the node; but it can _not_ remove a link
* or a node from the overall structure.
* Correspondingly, individual bearers may change status within a