Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer network managing – Computer network monitoring
Patent
1997-08-29
2000-01-11
Burgess, Glenton B.
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer network managing
Computer network monitoring
709220, 709221, 709222, 370402, 370254, G06F 1300
Patent
active
060146990
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for dynamically providing a host information about all functions supported by a communication platform provided in a computing network environment is presented. The computing network environment is also provided with a gateway device that is electronically connected at least to one initiating host and at least one receiving host, besides the associated communication platform. The apparatus comprises of a handshaking component for determining address and other information about all hosts to be inputted in a port-sharing table. Means is also provided for checking all host connections at preselected intervals to ensure their connection status availability and all necessary changes are made in the port-sharing table in case any host connection becomes unavailable. A receiving component obtains IP datagrams related to a particular initiating host after a special IP address command has been issued relating to that initiating host. Comparing means will then check the entries of the port-sharing table for a match and if no match is found the information about the initiating host is inputted in the port-sharing table.
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Douglas E. Comer (Internetworking with TCP/IP), Jan. 1995.
Ratcliff Bruce H.
Valley Stephen R.
Burgess Glenton B.
Ho Chuong
International Business Machines - Corporation
Neff, Esq. Lily
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