Technique for identifying a failed network interface card...

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2005-12-15

2009-06-09

Pham, Chi H (Department: 2416)

Multiplex communications

Data flow congestion prevention or control

Control of data admission to the network

C370S235000, C370S389000, C709S250000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07545741

ABSTRACT:
One embodiment of the present invention is a method for identifying a faulty NIC in a team of NICs using a minimum number of packets transmitted in a round-robin scheme. Relative to prior art schemes, the disclosed method advantageously reduces the number of keep-alive packets necessary to monitor the NICs within a team and, to the extent there is a failure, enables the faulty NIC to be identified.

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