Self-healing grid mechanism

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2004-04-21

2011-10-18

Nguyen, Thu (Department: 2452)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer network managing

C709S201000, C709S202000, C709S203000

Reexamination Certificate

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08041798

ABSTRACT:
A self-healing grid mechanism using peer-to-peer platform protocols. In one embodiment, two or more nodes on a grid may be configured as master nodes. One of the configured master nodes may serve as the actual master node, and one may be backup or “shadow” master node, not actively serving as a master node. If the active master node goes down, the peer-to-peer protocols may be used to detect that the master node is not active and the backup master node may take over the master node operations for the grid. The backup master node may “shadow” the master node, keeping updated information about the grid configuration and operations via the peer-to-peer platform protocols, so that it can assume grid management operations seamlessly.

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