Network controller and method

Details Network controller and method Network controller and method

1992-12-15

1994-08-02

Swann, Tod R.

Cryptography

Key management

Having particular key generator

380 23, 370 941, H04K 100

Patent

active

053352815

ABSTRACT:
A method for passing supervisory control from a first station to a second station of a plurality of stations comprises steps of providing a message header in interstation messages in the first station, transmitting the interstation message from the first station to the second station, processing a message header from the interstation message to extract data and determining present identification of a system controller from the extracted data. The method includes steps of providing a first field containing message identification information, providing a second field containing supervisor station identification information, providing a third field containing update count information and providing a fourth field containing sending station identification information in the message header.

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An article entitled "The Architectural Elements of a Symmetric Fault-Tolerant Multiprocessor", by A. Hopkins, Jr. and T. Smith III, IEEE Trans. Comp., vol. C-24, No. 5, pp. 498-505.

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