A system and method of rearranging Label Switched Paths and rerouting traffic in a DiffServ-enabled Multi-Protocol Label Switched network is disclosed. A biocompatible gas is received in a dielectric barrier discharge device that is energized by an electrode that receives energy from a pulsed source. Each time the processor executes the watchdog instruction, the processor generates a watchdog signal. A method in the treatment of the stock passed to a headbox of a paper machine or equivalent is disclosed.