-#define TQ_LOCAL_WINDOW_SIZE 64 /* sliding packet range of received originator
- * messages in squence numbers (should be a
- * multiple of our word size) */
+/* purge originators after time in seconds if no valid packet comes in
+ * -> TODO: check influence on TQ_LOCAL_WINDOW_SIZE */
+#define PURGE_TIMEOUT 200
+#define TT_LOCAL_TIMEOUT 3600 /* in seconds */
+
+/* sliding packet range of received originator messages in squence numbers
+ * (should be a multiple of our word size) */
+#define TQ_LOCAL_WINDOW_SIZE 64