Methods and apparatus for cluster licensing in wireless...

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2011-01-11

2011-01-11

Harper, Vincent P (Department: 2617)

Multiplex communications

Fault recovery

Bypass an inoperative switch or inoperative element of a...

C370S216000, C370S217000, C370S252000, C370S254000

Reexamination Certificate

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07869346

ABSTRACT:
Wireless switch licenses are assigned on a cluster basis rather than being limited to individual switches. A switch cluster is made up of two or more wireless switches that each having an assigned number of licenses. Each of the wireless switches is configured to establish the switch cluster with the other wireless switches, and to verify the identity of each other wireless switch in the switch cluster during operation. License restrictions are enforced based upon a total number of licenses for the switch cluster so that the sum of the numbers of licenses assigned to the wireless switches in the cluster are available for use even if one or more of the other wireless switches in the cluster become unavailable.

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