Reliable ISP access cloud state detection method and apparatus

Details Reliable ISP access cloud state detection method and apparatus Reliable ISP access cloud state detection method and apparatus

2004-12-14

2009-11-17

Jagannathan, Melanie (Department: 2419)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Combined circuit switching and packet switching

C370S389000, C370S392000, C709S212000, C709S223000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07620037

ABSTRACT:
A Multi-Homing System is equipped with an Adaptive ISP Access Cloud State Detection apparatus (ACSD) that improves the reliability of the availability of digital connections (links) between computer sites, such as a Computer Premises Network and the Internet, in which such connections are made by connecting through a multiplicity of ISP Access Clouds (links). Reliability is improved over prior art methods by using data elements of Internet Protocol datagrams, e.g. record fields or bits of fields, that are regularly and normally exchanged between the ISP Access Clouds and the CPN without creating additional data traffic. Data Elements from each ISP Access Cloud are used by processing functions of the by the ACSD to test for conditions that indicate that it may be in a DOWN status. when a DOWN status is suspected, other functions in the ACSD initiate transmission of a set of PROBE packets that can reliably determine if the suspect link is actually DOWN or merely giving a response that would be interpreted as DOWN by prior art methods.

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