Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery – Data processing system error or fault handling – Reliability and availability
Patent
1997-09-15
2000-11-14
Wright, Norman M.
Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery
Data processing system error or fault handling
Reliability and availability
714 4, 714 43, 714 56, H02H 305
Patent
active
061484105
ABSTRACT:
A fault tolerant recoverable connection device and methods are disclosed that include a primary router in an active state to provide a connection between clients and servers in a network, and a backup router in a standby state. The states of the primary and backup routers are switched when the primary router fails, the backup router has a better reach-ability state than the primary router, or by an operator command. Each router has a synchronization manager which maintains synchronized tables between the active and standby routers; a monitoring manager which monitors and switch the state of the routers; a reach-ability manager which monitors, updates, and compares the reach-ability set and state of the routers; and a keep alive manager which monitors the routers to provide a status notification to the monitoring manager.
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Baskey Michael Edward
Dillenberger Donna Ngar-Ting
Goldszmidt German Sergio
Hunt Guerney Douglass Holloway
Levy-Abegnoli Eric Michel
International Business Machines - Corporation
Shofi, Esq. David M.
Wright Norman M.
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